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Fever
Alternate Names : Elevated Temperature, Hyperthermia, Pyrexia
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Fever: Common Causes
- Viral and bacterial infections
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Colds or flu-like illnesses
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Sore throats and strep throat
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Ear infections
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Viral gastroenteritis or bacterial gastroenteritis
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Acute bronchitis
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Infectious mononucleosis
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Urinary tract infections
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Upper respiratory infections (such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis or laryngitis)
- Medications (such as antibiotics, antihistamines, barbiturates, and drugs for high blood pressure)
- Occasionally, more serious problems like pneumonia, appendicitis, tuberculosis, and meningitis
- Fever can occur in infants who are overdressed in hot weather or a hot environment
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Collagen vascular disease, rheumatoid diseases, and autoimmune disorders
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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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Lupus erythematosus
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Periarteritis nodosa
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AIDS and HIV infection
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Inflammatory bowel disease
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Regional enteritis
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Ulcerative colitis
- Cancer
- Leukemia
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Neuroblastoma
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Hodgkin's disease
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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• Definition
• Fever: Overview & Considerations
• Fever: Common Causes
• Fever: Home Care & Treatment
• Call your Health Care Provider if
• What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Acute Bronchitis
• Acute HIV Infection
• AIDS
• Appendicitis
• Autoimmune Disorders
• Bacterial Gastroenteritis
• Collagen Vascular Disease
• Common Cold
• Crohn's Disease
• Ear Infection - Acute
• Febrile Seizures
• Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Laryngitis
• Meningitis
• Mononucleosis
• Neuroblastoma
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Pharyngitis
• Pneumonia
• Polyarteritis Nodosa
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Strep Throat
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• The Flu
• Tonsillitis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Viral Gastroenteritis
Tests & Exams
• Blood Differential
• CBC
• Chest X-Ray
• CSF Collection
• Routine Sputum Culture
• Urinalysis
Other Topics
• Heat Emergencies
• High Blood Pressure
• Sore Throat
Review Date : 11/10/2003
Reviewed By : Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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