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My 7 month old baby begin with fever this early morning. tonight i noticed a boil when i was changing her diaper. so it means it's already infected cuz she had fever. can i wait til monday to take her to the doc or take her to the er?

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Fever in skin infect: If the boil you saw is a bacterial infection on the skin and that is causing her fever then she should be see right away. When skin infections cause fevers it can be a sign of spreading . I wouldn't wait. Maybe the fever is from something else but it would be good to have a physician evaluate her.

Dr Greiwe agreed

Answered 3/14/2015

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