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Head ache
Pain abdomen
Sneezing, nasal discharge

Eye pain, burning, photophobia
Pale face Chakkar, dizziness, Ghabrahat

Excessive crying in
kids Confusional state
Weakness, appetite loss
Yellowness of face
Yellowness of eyes
Dark coloured urine
Symptoms in case of jaundice

Rashes as in chickenpox, measles, typhoid, viral fevers

Pin point hemorrhagic petechial rashes as in hemorrhagic dengue fever
Coexisting symptoms depend upon the
degree of fever, age, underlying disease and coexisting other medical illnesses.
They are often complicated by side effects and reactions of medication used in
treatment.
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In viral fevers cough, cold, sneezing, watering from eyes,
head ache, body ache, shivering are noted along with fever.
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In malaria high fever with intense chills and rigors and
perspiration are typical features.
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In typhoid 'Step ladder' increase of fever, cough, loose
stools, weakness, head ache, loss of appetite, intestinal bleeding etc. are
seen.
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In bacillary dysentery, fever with chills accompanied by
stools with blood and mucus is most frequent finding.
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In urinary tract infection, fever with chills with
increased frequency of urination, often accompanied by burning during
micturition is seen.
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In viral hepatitis after few days of fever, the yellowness
in eye is noted along with dark coloured urine and clay coloured stools.
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Convulsions or fits can occur in kids due to fever itself
known as febrile seizures or due to underlying cause as in meningitis and
other brain fevers.
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Delirium is a confusional state caused
due to very high fever with patient becoming confused, over talkative, speech
becoming incoherent.
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