TY - JOUR T1 - Hypothermia following fever JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 1177 LP - 1177 DO - 10.1136/adc.2004.055376 VL - 89 IS - 12 AU - J Richardson AU - J Sills Y1 - 2004/12/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/89/12/1177.2.abstract N2 - A 15 month old child presented to A&E with a temperature of 39.2°C. On examination she was fully conscious, tachycardic, and tachypnoeic. Examination revealed crepitations at the left base. A chest x ray confirmed the presence of a left lower lobe pneumonia. She was commenced on intravenous cefuroxime; initial results revealed white cell count 19.1×109/l (neutrophilia) and C reactive protein 126 mg/l. On arrival to the ward she was found to be … ER -