Common ‘factors’ responsible for development of fever.
1. Infection (bacteria, virus, fungus)
2. Immune-mediated (e.g., SLE)
3. Tissue necrosis (AMI)
4. Malignancy (hypernephroma, lymphoma)
5. Drug fever (may have eosinophilia) e.g., sulphonamides, iodides/bromides, rifampicin
(‘flu syndrome’), barbiturates, penicillin, ecstasy (recreational drug), phenytoin.
6. Neurological disorders (pontine haemorrhage, hypothalamic dysfunction)
7. Factitious fever.
1. Infection (bacteria, virus, fungus)
2. Immune-mediated (e.g., SLE)
3. Tissue necrosis (AMI)
4. Malignancy (hypernephroma, lymphoma)
5. Drug fever (may have eosinophilia) e.g., sulphonamides, iodides/bromides, rifampicin
(‘flu syndrome’), barbiturates, penicillin, ecstasy (recreational drug), phenytoin.
6. Neurological disorders (pontine haemorrhage, hypothalamic dysfunction)
7. Factitious fever.