Your child is considered to have a fever if its temperature is higher than

• 38°C during the first year after the transplant
• 38.5°C after this

First, remove your child's clothes and give it a bath with the water half a degree below its temperature. You can give them paracetamol (Dafalgan®, for example).

If the fever persists despite these measures, call your pediatrician or take your child [1]directly to the closest Children’s Hospital.

Yes, every 6 hours in case of pain or fever.

In case of fever or pain, it is recommended to give/use only paracetamol, Dafalgan®, Panadol®, BenUron®, etc.

CAUTION: Do not give Ibuprofen®, Algifor®, Irfen®, Brufen®, Nurofen®, etc., from the NSAID family (= non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) because of the risk of renal failure.

If these medications are prescribed to you, refuse them. Please feel free to contact the Center in case of doubt.