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Fever (37.8C or over), chills, perspiration |
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Soft stools three times or more a day, diarrhea (this may appear as a side effect of the chemotherapy itself) |
| (3) |
Sense of burning when urinating, frequent urination, blood in the urine |
| (4) |
Severe coughing and sore throat |
| (5) |
Abnormal increase in leukorrhea, and (for women) itching in the pubes |
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Rubefaction (increased redness) or swelling around scratches or pimples |
| (7) |
Congestion in the eyes, eye mucus |
| (8) |
Stomatitis (oral rubefactions and pains) |
If you notice any signs of infection, take your temperature every four hours while you are awake.
If you get infected, take approximately 1,800 to 2,800 ml of fluid per day. If you have a heart or kidney disorder, consult the doctor before drinking.
If you see any of the above signs, donft take painkillers/antipyretics freely, but contact your doctor immediately. Usually, if patients with low white blood cell count get infected, they should be hospitalized and receive treatment with antibiotics.
Figure 2. Response to chemotherapy outpatients when they have a fever. Adapted from Watanabe et al.(2002)
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