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Alternate Names : Elevated Temperature, Hyperthermia, Pyrexia

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Fever: Common Causes

Viral and bacterial infections
Colds or flu-like illnesses
Sore throats and strep throat
Ear infections
Viral gastroenteritis or bacterial gastroenteritis
Acute bronchitis
Infectious mononucleosis
Urinary tract infections
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
Collagen vascular disease, rheumatoid diseases, and autoimmune disorders
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Lupus erythematosus
Periarteritis nodosa
AIDS and HIV infection
Inflammatory bowel disease
Regional enteritis
Ulcerative colitis
Cancer
Leukemia
Neuroblastoma
Hodgkin's disease
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

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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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