a fever is the body's normal response to fighting off a pathogen (virus bacteria) or respond to inflammation. there can be hundreds of reasons for a child to get a recurrent fever but in most cases it tends to be one or more of the over 200 respiratory viruses. fevers are not dangerous but finding the reason is important so i am glad you are seeing his doctor.
my 2 yr old has had a fever on and off the last 2 weeks why does it keep coming back? . he had a fever 2-3 days then it went away and about a week and a half later it came back and hes had it off and on for 3 days now. i have been giving him medicine and it temporarily breaks the fever but then it comes back. he has a dr appt tomorrow. but what could be the cause for the reoccuring fever?