Suggest medication for fever and white/brown splotches on tongue
Patient: My 1 yr old daughter has had a fever, not sure of the range just felt heat on her forehead and extremities. It was pretty intense for the first 2 days and the past 2 days it hasn t gotten as intense. She has also been pretty lethargic until the Motrin locks in then she gets a little energetic for a little bit but not to normal levels. I ve also noticed the past few days now that her tongue has white/brown splotches. What is it and how can I help her? She is very whiny and hard to deal with and I really would just like to get her comfortable. Doctor: Hi...this looks like viral illness. In viral illness it is quite common for the tongue to have some white patches. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active.Regards - Dr. Sumanth