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Hello doctors I have a question about my 8 month old baby he was normal since birth but last week he had a cold so I took him to a pediatrician and he recommended corticosteroids named betastene 80 drops every day for 5 days I gave him the med for 4 days and than I noticed some bruises in his legs so I didn't give him the 5th day in the same day his body temperature dropped till 35.8 c and from that day 3 days now his body changes the whole day it goes from 36.3 to 37.4 in one day I took him back to the ped and he said that is all normal I just want another opinion specially that since the day his temperature dropped he wears extra clothes and even though his temperature still kind of low please help me i'm really scared on my baby.
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Hello lybrate-user. He was given steroids and it suppresses the immune response of the body. So what he is going through is the side effects At this small age such strong doses of steroids. You should take proper homeopathic treatment.
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