My 4 year old daughter (36 lbs) has a fever of 103.3. No other symptoms except headache & loss of appetite. The fever does go down with tylenol but goes back up after a few hours. Should I take her to the ER? She has only had this fever for approximately 24 hours.
Fever, headache and loss of appetite are caused usually by a flu like viral infection, especially to the upper airways and thought region, but It's also can reveal a more serious underling cause such as meningitis, whicChatDoctores with a fever and headache, and can pretty much role out by physical examination. I highly recommend taking her to her doctor to examined her for meningeal irritation signs which is the priority here, and if the cause was a simple upper respiratory exam there are no need to worry. I hope this helps