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Can a child have no fever with a sinusitis infection?

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Possible: Sinusitis may not have fever.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Dr. Gary Steven answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Yes: Viral infections of the sinuses commonly cause a fever, but bacterial infections often do not. Uncontrolled allergies can cause a lot of inflammation and pressure that can feel like an infection, but will not cause a fever. See your physician to help figure out what is really going on.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Yes: Fever is a common symptom in many bacterial infections at any age.

Answered 1/13/2014

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