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My 20month old son has fever 38c, and showing some irritation on the tongue, tongue is white. what shall i do?
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Give him: ibuprofen or acetaminophen otc in reommended doses to control fever. Most likely is middle ear infection, so get him to a doctor asap.
Answered 9/20/2015
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