What can be the reason for frequent fever along with body ache?
Patient: Trying to figure out if my 18 year old daughter has an underlying health issue. She has been spiking fevers and has been sick 4 times in the last 5 months. Twice in the month of February. As recent as last week after taking a swimming test to be a lifeguard (which she passed). So we ve noticed that it may be after exertion. At first we thought maybe because she was at college, exposed to a lot of bugs, but has happened now since she s been home too. Symptoms: fever, body aches, general sinus stuff, cough. Doctor: Hi,  Without an exam, I can only give general information, but it's pretty good in this case. Fever implies inflammation. this can be from a generalized condition like an auto immune response or an infection which is generally pretty localized to one area and has symptoms that focus On That Area such as cough and sinus stuff.  Chronic sinus/lung/ or infection anywhere along the respiratory pathway can give fever and might need just antibiotics or with chronic conditions often/usually has something bent out of shape like an abscess or stopped up sinus that needs (usually really minor) surgical correction. Looking for something bent out of shape, looking for a collection of pus would be the firs step and then antibiotics if small and surgery then antibiotics if big.  Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Dr. Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist