High temperature
The high temperature in children is one of the most common cases of infection, and is associated with inflammation and other diseases, and high body temperature is always evidence of viral infection or bacterial infection of the child, especially in the ages ranging from six months to the basic school for children.
There are many symptoms that indicate the type of disease that infected the child, but while the child was infected with fever and cold limbs are signs of a serious medical condition requiring immediate medical intervention.
Causes of high heat with cooler limbs
Viral infection is the first cause of high fever in most children, which causes common diseases such as colds, coughs, flu, diarrhea and thus high temperature. Infection with bacterial bacteria is less common than viral infection, but also causes high temperature, These include pneumonia, inflammation of the urine, kidneys, septicemia, and meningitis, which are among the most serious infections associated with heat, and the most common among children, and symptoms:
- High temperature with cooler in hands and feet.
- Pain in the legs The intensity of the pain is moderate to severe, and it may be difficult for the child to stand or even walk.
- Pale skin, dark blue color around the lips.
- Skin rash in the form of groups of red or purple spots that spread in different places in the body and often grow to become a mole, or bruise, and the spots do not fade when pressed against the normal rash, and rash may not occur in all cases Meningitis, or septicemia.
- Over-crying is high-pitched with whining.
- Breathing fast, the child may tremble from the coldness of the limbs.
- Sleepiness or sleep, and not wake up easily.
- The child does not feel comfortable when he is pregnant.
Dispose of high heat
If the temperature rise is accidental, and above the normal level slightly, some of the steps that help to reduce the child’s temperature can be followed as follows:
- Moisten a pair of cotton socks with a little cold water, then put them on the baby and attach them to other dry socks, and change them whenever necessary.
- Studies have shown that anise tea reduces the sweating of the child’s body when the temperature rises, which helps to reduce the heat slightly.
- Cold compresses, showers help greatly reduce the temperature, but you should avoid cold water and ice.