Allergy, often called the plague of the 21st century, is an altered reactivity of the body caused by foreign substances. Expressed by painful conditions: swelling, runny nose, asthma, etc.
In recent years, this disease has taken a leading position throughout the world. According to statistics, one third of the world's population suffers from one or another of its symptoms to varying degrees.
There are a lot of assumptions about what exactly provokes an attack previously unknown to mankind, but there is no clear definition of the sources of the disease. Also, doctors do not have a clear answer to the question of whether there can be a temperature with allergies?
Many doctors believe that this disease is manifested only by external symptoms: runny nose, itching, rash, cough, watery or reddened eyes. However, for example, a severe atypical reaction may only manifest as hyperthermia without typical symptoms. In such cases, you need to act immediately.
Can there be a temperature with allergies, what factor should I pay attention to
With attacks of pollinosis and bronchial asthma, the temperature, as a rule, does not rise. Otherwise, in the body, most likely, an inflammatory process occurs along the way. The child needs to be seen by a doctor as soon as possible.
Drug intolerance. Can allergies cause fever?
Reaction to any medication taken is accompanied by symptoms such as: intoxication, itching of the skin and mucous membranes, rash, possibly a sharp increase in temperature. The most common is intolerance to drugs from the penicillin family, barbiturates, sulfa drugs, insulin, anticonvulsants, local anesthetics, aspirin.
With prolonged subfebrile temperature (37, 1-37, 5) in children older than two years, which is accompanied by allergic manifestations, growth of lymph nodes, it is necessary to seek advice from an infectious disease specialist or a phthisiatrician.
Household antigens. Can there be a temperature in this case with allergies?
Insect stings, bees or wasps often cause fever. As a rule, a violent reaction of the body develops, and, in addition to hyperthermia, there is swelling and burning at the site of the bite, swelling of the airways, and drops in blood pressure. The most dangerous symptom is angioedema.
It happens that the reaction caused by household antigens is accompanied by lacrimation and subfebrile temperature. If, after taking antihistamines, the temperature returns to normal, this is an atypical reaction. Otherwise, you should contact your pediatrician.
Can there be temperature with food allergies?
Reaction to food antigens is called a frequent phenomenon of our time. An acute process is accompanied by soreness of the abdomen, colicky pain in the intestines, vomiting, diarrhea, and a high (39-40 degrees) temperature also occurs. What to do? Call an ambulance immediately.
Does your child have a fever with allergies?
If the answer is positive, a mandatory clinical examination and clarification of the cause is necessary. In the case of an acute process, taking only antihistamines rarely has an effective effect. As a rule, allergists prescribe complex therapy aimed at eliminating intoxication of the body and symptomatic manifestations.
