Why at a high temperature cold hands and feet in a child?

The most common reason for the experiences of young parents is related to the thermometer. When the temperature crosses the border at 37.5 degrees, it is worth to be more careful, because the baby's body begins to fight. The increase in temperature in children is not a rare phenomenon, but from this it does not cease to be a significant problem. The worst thing that temperature can indicate is infection or inflammation.

A child's fever can develop in two ways: as "pink" or as "white." And it is the latter that is most dangerous for the child. It is very important to distinguish both variants from each other, but it is quite simple. It is worth paying attention to the fact that the child's temperature is combined with cold hands and legs. With pink fever the baby is hot all over the body, this temperature easily gets stuck. The white variety is characterized by the fact that the baby will have chills and pale skin.

Dangers and features of fever

The essence of the "white" fever is that cold feet at a high temperature in a child will be due to spasmodic vessels. This also explains the pallor of the baby. The matter is that at a high temperature children have an imbalance in heat production and heat transfer, and instead of expanding, giving heat, the vessels on the contrary narrow, keeping a huge amount of heat in the body. Therefore, it turns out that although the child has a high fever, but his hands and feet are cold.

It is important to remember that under such conditions it is strictly counter-indicative to knock down the temperature with quick-acting antipyretic drugs. Not only will this not bring any sense, so even the spasm will intensify, which will only worsen the state of the child. Since the balances of thermoregulation are violated, any attempt to bring down the heat will be perceived by the body, as an appeal to keep even more heat, which is very dangerous. Therefore, before you shoot down the temperature, you should use antispasmodics (No-shpa, Papaverin, Dibazol in the age-related dosage). In no event should you apply compresses with cool water for the same reasons. It is best to grind the handles and legs of the child, contributing to the flow of blood to the peripheral vessels.

It is worth noting that "white fever" often causes convulsive syndrome in children. That is why at a high temperature, the cold hands and feet of a child should become the very beacon, urging immediately to call a doctor.