Question
The child has been vomiting and has a high fever, started with diarrhea since two days ago, having had four to five bowel movements a day. At night, they also have a severe dry heave. They were hospitalized for an intravenous drip for a day, but there was no improvement. Later, they were given two injections at a local clinic, although the fever subsided at that time, but it came back the next night.
Answer
Children with vomiting and diarrhea may have pediatric diarrhea. If the stool is like egg flower soup, it could be an enteritis caused by rotavirus infection. This type of enteritis is characterized by vomiting before diarrhea, accompanied by high fever, and usually takes 7-10 days to heal on its own. If there are symptoms of fluid loss, it is recommended to go to the hospital for fluid replacement to prevent electrolyte imbalance. I suggest you take the child to the pediatric hospital immediately as this condition should not be delayed.