Ok, I am new to this site but have searched it out because of the following.
I am a school nurse, who's background is in long term care. I have children of my own, so dealing with children is not of anything new.
I have a fourth grader is my school who has had a low grade fever for the past three weeks of 99 to 100.4 and has occassionally reached 101.0. He has compalints of stomach pain, and has just about had every test immaginable to determine what is going on with him. All of his blood work is within normal limits, not to mention his scans, xrays etc. The doctors are unable to find anything. I am treating him at school for a fever of unknown origin. He has some social issues as well. Has anyone ever heard of developing a fever related to psychosocial problems in pediatrics. I realize the mind is a powerful thing and can trick the body to do just about anything. Irealize this is not a dangerous temperature however, I am concerned because I know he truely thinks he doesn't feel good, Mom is upset and the Dr's are at their whits end knowing what to do for him. Not to mention, I have to send him home with an elevated fever and he can't afford to miss to much school.
Does anyone have any experience with this or know where else I can look?
Ok, I am new to this site but have searched it out because of the following.