Fever

external

• Synonyms

  • Pyrexia
  • Febrility

• Causes

  • Physiological raised temperature
  • Febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reaction
  • Malignancy
  • Deep vein thrombosis
  • Pulmonary infarct
  • Dressler syndrome
  • Thyrotoxicosis
  • Subacute thyroiditis
  • Prophylactic immunisation
  • Henoch-Schonlein purpura
  • Thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Pulmonary sarcoidosis
  • Stevens-Johnson syndrome
  • Goodpasture syndrome
  • Still disease
  • Paroxysmal myoglobinuria
  • Roseola infantum
  • Atrial myxoma
  • Panniculitis
  • Malaria
  • Cryptosporidium parvum infection
  • Rat-bite fever
  • Trichinellosis
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Inflammatory disease

• Effects

  • Hyperthermia
  • Sinus tachycardia
  • Shivering
  • Rigor
  • Sweating
  • Seizure
  • Delirium
  • Increased Basal Metabolic rate
  • Increased growth hormone secretion
  • Proteinuria
  • Emotional stress

• Parents

  • Constitutional symptom

• Children

  • Fever of unknown origin
  • Maternal hyperthermia