Pediatrician, Pediatric Cardiologist
MBBS (AMC), DCH (Pak), FCPS (Paeds Medicine), MRCP (Ireland), Fellowship Peads Cardiology (UK), Fellowship Peads Cardiology (AFIC)
Pediatrician, Pediatric Cardiologist
MBBS (AMC), DCH (Pak), FCPS (Paeds Medicine), MRCP (Ireland), Fellowship Peads Cardiology (UK), Fellowship Peads Cardiology (AFIC)
Fever itself is not life-threatening unless it is extremely and persistently high, such as greater than 107 F (41.6 C) when measured rectally. Risk factors for worrisome fevers include age under 2 years (infants and toddlers) or recurrent fevers lasting more than one week. Fever may indicate the presence of a serious illness, but usually a fever is caused by a common infection, most of which are not serious.