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Sep 1, 2017 · Fever is the most common reason for increased body temperature in pediatric clinical practice. The most common causes of fever in children are infections; non-infectious causes include immune-mediated, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions.
- Egidio Barbi, Pierluigi Marzuillo, Elena Neri, Samuele Naviglio, Baruch S Krauss
- 10.3390/children4090081
- 2017
- Children (Basel). 2017 Sep; 4(9): 81.
of safe management of febrile children. Keywords: fever; children; serious bacterial infection; primary care; prediction rules 1. Introduction Fever, a physiologic response characterized by an elevation of body temperature above normal daily variation [1], is one of the most common causes for medical consultation in children, being
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91% of parents believe that fever can cause harmful effects, such as brain damage, coma, delirium, blindness, and death. In a survey of members of the AAP, two-thirds believed fever itself could pose a danger to children and routinely recommended treatment for temperatures higher than 38.9°C (102°F).
PMID: 27990680. DOI: 10.1111/pde.13053. Abstract. Background/objectives: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), a lethal tick-borne illness, is prevalent in the south central United States. Children younger than 10 years old have the greatest risk of fatal outcome from RMSF.
1. The “Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Pediatric Patients with Cancer and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2023 Update” was endorsed by the COG Supportive Care Guideline Committee in May 2023. The source guideline is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology 2023 41:9, 1774-1785:
Oct 13, 2023 · Fever is generally defined as a temperature of ≥38.0°C (100.4°F) and is one of the most common reasons why children and their carers seek medical attention.
Has a rectal, ear or forehead (temporal artery) temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher; Has an oral temperature of 100 F (37.8 C) or higher; Call your doctor if: Your child is younger than 3 months and has a fever; Seek medical care if a child of any age shows any of the following:
