Doctor Father Breaks Daughter's Fever

Reporting Mallika Marshall, MD BOSTON (WBZ) ― There is hardly anything scarier than watching your child suffer from alarmingly high fevers—without knowing why. And it's even more frustrating when you are a physician and think you should be able to find the answers. Dr. Greg Licameli was in this position and did find answers. His daughter, Claire, looked like a happy and healthy 6-year-old, but she had suffered from chronic high fevers that started when she was only 3-months old. Licameli says, "we began to realize her fevers were occurring on a monthly basis—up to 106 degrees—for four or five days. And, there was nothing we could do to bring the fevers down." Claire's fevers ran so high that she started suffering form seizures and had to be rushed Children's Hospital, where Licameli is a surgeon. Claire's mother, Megan... [read full story]