Question
A 2.5-year-old child has been running a fever for 8 days without an apparent cause, accompanied by swollen lymph nodes in the neck, a body temperature of 38.3 degrees Celsius, which has persisted without improvement. The child also has an enlarged liver and spleen, appetite and sleep are normal, and treatment advice is sought.
Answer
Western medical treatment includes fluid replacement, shock treatment, hemostasis, and dehydration therapy; traditional Chinese medicine treatment is based on different symptoms during the fever and rash stages, and adopts methods such as resolving exterior and clearing Qi, removing dampness and clearing heat, or clearing heat and purging fire, cooling blood and detoxifying.