Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Posted May 2, 2006 Hello all...my 4 year old son has had fevers since he was 9 months old. He doesn't always get all the manifestations so we were delayed in his diagnosis. He was considered to have systemic JRA until recently. He started fevering on Friday night and developed a cough. By saturday morning his fever was 104.4,he had the mouth sores, was complaining that his neck hurt, but also had this cough. I took him into the after hours clinic so I could document the throat because I am trying to make a case for a tonsillectomy. They cultured his throat, negative as usual, and then decided it was a episode. (I knew that but had to get it documented.) Anyway, all symptoms have now disappeared except the cough. Does anyone else have a child that continues with a gagging cough after all other symptoms disappear? I'm not sure if this is typical or maybe it is an allergy. Thanks for any replies. I read all posts even though I can't always respond!! Mom to , 4 since 9 months Quote
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Posted May 2, 2006 - My son is 23 yrs old and has had since he was 4 mos old. He has every symptom but has never suffered from a cough. He never has had any other illness, until he was 21 yrs old, that my other children had. Kathleen (mother of , 23) -------------- Original message -------------- From: " jensheahan " <jensheahan@...> > Hello all...my 4 year old son has had fevers since he > was 9 months old. He doesn't always get all the manifestations so we > were delayed in his diagnosis. He was considered to have systemic JRA > until recently. He started fevering on Friday night and developed a > cough. By saturday morning his fever was 104.4,he had the mouth sores, > was complaining that his neck hurt, but also had this cough. I took > him into the after hours clinic so I could document the throat because > I am trying to make a case for a tonsillectomy. They cultured his > throat, negative as usual, and then decided it was a episode. (I > knew that but had to get it documented.) Anyway, all symptoms have now > disappeared except the cough. Does anyone else have a child that > continues with a gagging cough after all other symptoms > disappear? I'm not sure if this is typical or maybe it is an allergy. > Thanks for any replies. I read all posts even though I can't always > respond!! > > > Mom to , 4 since 9 months > > > > > > > Quote
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