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Signs and symptoms depend on if the febrile seizure is simple versus complex. In general, the child's temperature is greater than 38 °C (100.4 °F), [4] although most have a fever of 39 °C (102.2 °F) or higher. [6] Most febrile seizures will occur during the first 24 hours of developing a fever. [6]
Although it is unpleasant, fever rarely rises to a dangerous level even if untreated. [105] Damage to the brain generally does not occur until temperatures reach 40.0 °C (104.0 °F), and it is rare for an untreated fever to exceed 40.6 °C (105.1 °F). [106] Treating fever in people with sepsis does not affect outcomes. [107]
Hyperthermia is generally diagnosed by the combination of unexpectedly high body temperature and a history that supports hyperthermia instead of a fever. [2] Most commonly this means that the elevated temperature has occurred in a hot, humid environment (heat stroke) or in someone taking a drug for which hyperthermia is a known side effect ...
An early morning temperature higher than 37.3 °C (99.1 °F) or a late afternoon temperature higher than 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) is normally considered a fever, assuming that the temperature is elevated due to a change in the hypothalamus's setpoint. [15] Lower thresholds are sometimes appropriate for elderly people. [15]
Continuous fever is a type or pattern of fever in which temperature does not touch the baseline and remains above normal throughout the day. The variation between maximum and minimum temperature in 24 hours is less than 1°C (1.5°F). [ 1 ]
fever, usually appears before rash. [2] [3] This may be as high as 40 °C (104 °F). lymphadenopathy (swelling of lymph nodes), particularly near the site of injection. [2] [3] malaise. [3] Other symptoms include glomerulonephritis, [2] blood in the urine, [2] splenomegaly (enlarged spleen), hypotension (decreased blood pressure), and in ...
Pyrotherapy (artificial fever) is a method of treatment by raising the body temperature or sustaining an elevated body temperature using a fever. In general, the body temperature was maintained at 41 °C (105 °F). [1] Many diseases were treated by this method in the first half of the 20th century.
Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. [4] Symptoms may include fever , skin ulcers , and enlarged lymph nodes . [ 3 ] Occasionally, a form that results in pneumonia or a throat infection may occur.