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Drug-induced fever is a symptom of an adverse drug reaction wherein the administration of drugs intended to help a patient causes a hypermetabolic state resulting in fever. The drug may interfere with heat dissipation peripherally, increase the rate of metabolism , evoke a cellular or humoral immune response , mimic endogenous pyrogen , or ...
The medications anakinra or tocilizumab have been tried. [2] The risk of death, despite treatment is about 12%. [2] The condition newly affects about one in a million children per year. [2] Onset is generally in children between the ages of 2 and 17. [1] Males appear to be more commonly affected than females. [2]
Many psychotropic medications, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), and tricyclic antidepressants, can cause hyperthermia. [2] Serotonin syndrome is a rare adverse reaction to overdose of these medications or the use of several simultaneously.
This is a list of drugs and substances that are known or suspected to cause Stevens–Johnson syndrome This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Data presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the root cause of many accidental ingestions by children was the practice of adults to leave the medications outside of ...
The symptoms of DRESS syndrome usually begin 2 to 6 weeks but uncommonly up to 8–16 weeks after exposure to an offending drug. Symptoms generally include fever, an often itchy rash which may be morbilliform or consist mainly of macules or plaques, facial edema (i.e. swelling, which is a hallmark of the disease), enlarged and sometimes painful lymph nodes, and other symptoms due to ...
Also known as “sundowner’s syndrome,” sundowning is a set of symptoms or behaviors that can be seen in some people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s ...
One treatment often used is a dose of a corticosteroid at the beginning of each fever episode. [4] A single dose usually ends the fever within several hours. [4] However, in some children, they can cause the fever episodes to occur more frequently. [4] Interleukin-1 inhibition appears to be effective in treating this condition. [5]