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Pyrexia is the medical term for fever, in which the human body temperature rises above the average normal (37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Pyrexia is one of the most common symptoms of numerous medical conditions. Read on to know the causes, symptoms, and treatment of pyrexia.
Oct 3, 2016 · Pyrexia (also named fever) is the altering upward of the thermoregulatory set point, often secondary to the systemic inflammatory response to a stimulus such as infection. The molecular basis is summarized in Fig. 1 [5, 6].
- James F. Doyle, Frédérique Schortgen
- 10.1186/s13054-016-1467-2
- 2016
- Crit Care. 2016; 20: 303.
SUMMARY POINTS. Classic adult pyrexia of unknown origin is fever of 38.3°C or greater for at least 3 weeks with no identified cause after three days of hospital evaluation or three outpatient visits Common causes are infections, neoplasms, and connective tissue disorders.
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Pyrexia is one of the commonest causes of disability, perplexing to medical professionals due to its varied aetiologies and pathophysiologies. It is a potent biologic response modifier with consequences that are profound, but difficult to predict.
- Ragi Jain, Deepesh Saxena
- 10.4103/0019-5049.154996
- 2015
- Indian J Anaesth. 2015 Apr; 59(4): 207-211.
Nov 21, 2023 · Pyrexia is a rise in the body's core temperature, otherwise known as a fever. It is a mechanism developed by the immune system to reduce the severity of illness by preventing bacteria and...
- Some common symptoms of pyrexia include: increased body temperature, irritability, dehydration, muscle aches, headaches, loss of appetite, weakness...
- Some of the common causes of pyrexia include infection, anesthetic agents, side effects from medicinal and recreational drugs such as SSRIs, thyroi...
- The typical temperature for pyrexia diagnosis is any body temperature above 100.4 degrees F. Hyperpyrexia is extremely elevator fever with temperat...
- Fever is any elevation in body temperature above normal body temperature of 98.6 degrees F, whereas pyrexia is typically anything above 100.4 degre...
- Pyrexia is derived from Greek origin meaning presence of fever or to be feverish. The normal body temperature is 98.6F, and any temperature above 1...
Sep 1, 2016 · On the other hand, pyrexia and fever refer to the classical increase in body temperature that occurs in response to a vast list of infectious and noninfectious aetiologies in association with an increase in the hypothalamic set point.
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A fever (also known as pyrexia) is a high temperature and is quite common in children and young people. Your child’s body temperature is normally between 36°C and 37°C but measurements of between 35.5°C and 37.5°C are also common. Most fevers last for a short time; from a few hours up to 2 days.
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