What causes fever,cough and runny nose after hitting the head?
Patient: My two year old had a low grade fever 3 days ago and 2 days ago he walk into the door and hit the side of his head and a little knot was the but I but ice on it right away. Now his fever going up and down. Coughing and runny nose. What should I do. I did take him to urgent care the day it happen. What should I do. Doctor: Hi, thank you for posting your question. As your child already had fever before he hit his head, the running nose and cough could be attributed to a simple viral infection which has nothing to do with the injury. In this case all you have to do is keep a watch on his temperature, give him medicines for fever and cold/cough as your doctor would prescribe. The injury and bump on the head seems to be an unrelated issue here, for which some cold fomentation and pain killers should do.