My 9 month old son has had a cold for over two weeks with an on and off fever. I have been to the doctors twice within the past weeks and nothing could be done but waiting it out. It is going on 3 weeks now and he just had a fever again for the past couple of days. He is still eating and drinking but it has been difficult during feeding time. He is still passing fluids and solids so I do not feer dehydration. Fever broke yesterday morning but now he has tiny red spots on his torso and he just want me to hold him. What could be wrong? Waiting for the doctor to get back to me but I am worried.
Hello, Fever of a 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 two fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably a viral illness, and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes, it will there for four to seven days. So do not worry about the duration if the kid is active. Any normal viral illness can cause red spots like this, and it is called viral exanthem. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  