Question

A child has been experiencing a persistent fever for over a week, usually at night, and despite treatment in the past week, the fever symptoms have recurred.

Answer

Pediatric fever is a common clinical symptom in children. Most often, fever is the body’s defense mechanism against invasive pathogens, part of the immune system’s response to infection. However, excessively high or prolonged fever may affect various regulatory functions of the body, thereby impacting the child’s health. Therefore, when a child has a fever, it is important to actively investigate the cause and treat it according to the underlying condition.