My 4 year old has had a low grade fever for 5 days now. It did spike to 103.1 on Sunday so we went to the ER (due to the holiday her pediatricians office was closed). Shes also complained on and off with a sore throat and shes had a slight cough. They did a strep test and a chest x-ray. The strep test was negative and the x-ray looked great. They said it was viral. They did give an antibiotic just in case, but we havent given it to her since shes playing fine, she just lies down when the fever gets to 100. My 2 year old also started running a fever and is now a little hoarse so I do assume it is a virus, but just wondered if its normal for the low grade fever to continue. My 2 year old only had fever for 2 days and then it seemed to pass.
Hello. I just read through your question. Though fevers due to viral illnesses typically last 2-3 days, they can continue for longer periods of time. As long as your daughter is otherwise well, there is no need to be concerned.