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My son is 7 has a sudden fever 103 with a headache and neck pain ?

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Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett answered

Go to ER: Fever with headache and neck pain- need to rule out serious infection such as meningitis. Go to ER ASAP for assessment.

Answered 5/9/2017

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