César tiene una semana con fiebre.
Medical Spanish for healthcare providers: dialogue 38 (César is febrile for a week.)
Kawasaki disease - enfermedad de Kawasaki
Mamá: Doctor, el niño tiene una semana con fiebre alta. Se queja de dolor en la garganta, y desde ayer tiene los ojos rojos también.
(Doctor, the boy has a high fever for a week now. [Literally, "has a week with high fever."] He complains of a sore throat [pain in the throat], and he also has red eyes since yesterday.)
Doctor: Ya veo. ¿Y desde cuándo tiene la lengua y los labios así de rojos? ¿De cuánto ha sido la fiebre?
(I see. And since when has he had his tongue and lips so red? [Literally, "since when does he have the tongue and the lips red like that?"] How high has his temperature been? [Literally, "How much has been the fever?"]) Note: "Ya veo" is a very common phrase that might be literally translated as "now I see," or "already I see."
Mamá: La fiebre ha sido de 105. La lengua y los labios están más rojos desde que comenzó la fiebre. Incluso me parece que la piel se le está poniendo roja también.
(The fever has been 105. The tongue and the lips are more red since the fever began. It even seems to me that the skin is also becoming red.)
Doctor: Sí, está empezando una erupción, y además, se le están comenzando a hinchar los pies. Le voy a pedir pruebas de sangre, y probablemente un ecocardiograma.
(Yes, a rash is beginning, and, in addition, his feet are beginning to swell. I am going to request blood tests, and probably an echocardiogram.)
Mamá: César se ha puesto tan agitado. ¿Usted cree que es algo severo?
(César has become so agitated. Do you believe that it is something severe?)
Doctor: Tal vez sí. Puede ser una enfermedad conocida como enfermedad de Kawasaki. Le daremos tratamiento de inmediato, para evitar complicaciones en las arterias del corazón.
(Maybe so. It could be an illness known as Kawasaki disease. We will treat him right away [give him treatment immediately], to avoid complications in the arteries of his heart.)
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