Fever with no other symptoms?

[lisams]

DD has had a fever of 101/102 for the past 3 days with no other symptoms. I took her into the dr. on Friday just to rule out ear infection before we got to the weekend and her ears were clear. She's acting and eating pretty normal, just a little more tired than usual.

Has anyone's child had this before? I suppose it's some virus, but it seems so odd.

[jillc]

Hi Lisa,

Poor little chickie. I hope she's on the mend soon.

That does seem odd, but like you said, could very be some virus.

No other symptoms that might indicate UTI?

Jill

[lisams]

Hmm, I hadn't thought about a UTI. She doesn't seem to have any signs - no complaints of pain while going and it's not cloudy or dark. I will definetely be keeping an eye out for it though.

[jayali]

I hope your little girl is feeling better. We have had a few of "those" viruses. Sounds like it could be Roseola. Once the fever breaks then usually a small bumpy rash breaks out. DS had his on his belly and shoulders. Other then the temp I can't remember any other symptoms. I am hoping that it is not the dreaded Coxsackie. DS only had fever as symptoms, but some kids get it really bad. Also, could be strep. DS never has a sore throat, but presents with fever and a slight rash on his shoulders when he has strep.

Probably nothing to worry about. My pediatrician, whom I love, love, love, once told me that they usually don't worry about a temp, but the behavior that goes along with it. So if she is not terribly cranky I guess it is just one of those yucky viruses. If it continues you may want to get a quick strep test.

Hope she is well soon.

[tina-t]

My son just had the same thing! We took him to the ped. and his ears were clear also. The ped. said that it could be an adenovirus and to just wait it out. He had 2 days of fevers up to 103 and 4 more days of fevers in the 100's and it went away. He did not have any other symptoms too.

Hope your little one feels better.

[anamika]

It was roseola with us too. She broke out in a rash a day after the fever broke. And she was way *cranky*. We did have her checked for UTI though - not fun since they had to use a catheter.
Hope your DD feels better soon.

[lisams]

It's the wierdest thing, she's acting totally normal - playing happily and eating fine. She does look tired, but that's the only thing. I'll be keeping an eye out for a rash here in the next few days. I really hope it's not Coxsackie, it's been going around here so I'm a little nervous about that.

Thanks for the well wishes!!

[lisams]

Thanks! I think I'm going to bring up the UTI on Monday if she still has a fever, just so we can rule that out. Hopefully since she's potty trained getting a sample should be pretty easy, I can't imagine having her get a catheter put in - she would freak out! How scary for your DD!

[lisams]

It's so scary when they have a fever for more than a couple of days and you don't know what's going on.

I'm sorry your little one was sick also. Thanks for the well wishes!

[kimbe]

The same thing happened to us and it was Roseola. Boy oh boy did that STINK!!!! DD had a fever for 5 days and then broke out in a rash. I was never so happy to see a rash in my life! She was totally normal until the day before the fever broke. Hmm, she was horribly cranky on Saturday, the fever broke very early AM Sunday morning and then she broke out in the rash and was cranky the rest of the day.

I hope that she feels better soon --- so you get to stop worrying. Fevers with no symptoms stink!

[anamika]

Hi Lisa,
I meant to say that DD was cranky afer the fever broke but actually was fine during the fever - maybe a little tired. I think this is normal with roseola that they are cranky after - I think the rash has to clear out.
They had to use a catether b'cos the sample they got from her (they just attached a bag) had skin cells and other junk in it. Of course, we found this out after waiting 1.5 hrs in the ER for DD to pee. Given that we were all tired and hungry and in the ER for 4-5 hrs, I would have asked for the catether earlier. I couldn't watch but according to DH it was over in a min. At that point DD was so tired and upset anyway that it made no difference.
Hope your little one feels better soon,

[HallsofVA]

My son's been going through the same thing, and I was going to suggest Roseola as well. He had a very high fever (up to 104) off and on for most of the week, and broke out in a rash on Friday. I took him to the ped. at the beginning of the week, and they did a blood test and confirmed it wasn't anything bacterial.

Now he's fever free, but has the rash, but doesn't seem to be troubled by it at all, so I assume it's Roseola. Only thing is, he had the same thing this time last year. These have been the only two times he's ever had such high fevers, and then the rash is memorable of course. From what I read at that time, however, I thought once they had it once, it was it. But obviously not, since we seem to have exactly the same thing this time.

[inmypjs]

My son is 22 months and we have been in the same situation (fever with no other symptoms) twice, most recently last week. Both times it's been as high as 102.5 and lasted 3-4 days, then he's fine. He also checked out clear at the dr, ate and played fairly normally although a little more sluggish. Our ped said a fever is a sign his body is fighting off infection and just to keep him comfortable and offer him lots of fluids. It wasn't much fun, but I was really grateful he wasn't throwing up!

[ajmom]

More often than not, when my boys are sick it's just an unnamed virus- fever for 2-3 days, no other symptoms and they pretty much act and play normally, except when the fever starts to come back up.

Make sure your little one has plenty of fluids- they can dehydrate quickly with fever, and my pedi has always said to alternate Motrin and Tylenol every 3 hours for the fever. It's only when the fever doesn't come down that the drs. begin to really worry.

[brittone2]

DS had this once or twice, with no other symptoms. He played comfortably, and maybe was a little more tired, but that's about it. It went away without explanation after a day or two.

As long as she's acting normally, I wouldn't worry too much, other than keeping an eye on the possibility of UTI. I also tend to not treat fevers, especially if DS is comfortable and can rest adequately, etc. I try to look at it as the fever serving its purpose :)

ETA: I hope she's feeling better!! :)