My daughter is 10 years old, she has been running a fever of 103. 4 off and on for over 24 hours now. She is complaining of dizziness, and her eyes are burning. Het lips are a dark purplish red color. I have tried bringing it down with ibuprofen, cool rags/bath, and it s not getting better. She is miserable, and I m helpless.
Hi...high fever without localizing signs like this can be viral illness or any fever of unknown origin. But lips turning purplish is unusual and cannot be left like this. I suggest you take her to the nearest emergency room as soon as possible. But I will tell you certain facts regarding viral illness - 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 - 