4 year old, 102 F fever since Sunday: call ped?

[Anonymous]

DD complained of sore throat Sunday morning. Fever by evening. Also developed cough, runny nose, tired. She is much better afte taking Advil but fever keeps coming back. I don think it has taken her this long to shake off this type of thing before. Would you call the pediatrician?

[Anonymous]

Could be strep. If it is bacterial some antibiotics could knock it back and she'll feel better in less than 24 hours. Just make the appt and go.

[Anonymous]

I'm not a med professional, but sounds like it could be the flu to me.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Our pediatrician says to call if it's over 104 or 4 days with a fever.

[Anonymous]

Nurse line? Our ped only has non-infants come in for fevers that last 7 days, are unresponsive to medication, or are 104+.

[Anonymous]

I would

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would take her in for a strep test.

[Anonymous]

Thanks all. I should have added that her throat is no longer sore.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I would call or take her to urgent care for a strep test.

[Anonymous]

Yes, call. That's what they are there for.

[Anonymous]

I am one to never run to the doctor with my child so quickly but after a couple days with all those symptoms, I would take the child in. Make sure they test for strep and flu and look for an ear infection.

[Anonymous]

Mine had A 102 fever that wasn't budging after 4 days, and it turned out to be pneumonia. His cough was very rough-sounding, and he was coughing frequently. If she has all of those symptoms, that's another possibility. A standard exam would pick that up.

[Anonymous]

Yes call the nurse hotline

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't call the nurse, I would have taken her to ped or urgent care today. Untreated strep is something you want to avoid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks all. I should have added that her throat is no longer sore.

I would still get a strep test. Strep can be tricky. I once had what I thought was a cold that went away, but turned out to be strep that came back with a vengeance a few weeks later.