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Intermittent Fever

Overview


With intermittent fever, the temperature is elevated but falls to normal (37.2°C or below) each day, while in a remittent fever the temperature falls each day but not to normal. In these two patterns the amplitude of temperature change is more than 0.3°C and less than 1.4°C



Causes

The most frequent infectious causes of intermittent fever are focal bacterial infections, mainly infections localised to canals like urinary or biliary ducts or the colon and also infections of a foreign material.



Treatment

Antipyretics like ibuprofen and paracetamol are used for fever and body aches. Antibiotics are also used for any underlying infection. For treating malaria, anti-malarial drugs like quinine, chloroquine and primaquine are given.



What are the differential diagnosis of fever?

The cause of fever can be classified as follows: infectious agent, neoplasm, immune or metabolic disorder, genetic abnormality of inflammasome functioning. The clinical course of fever may vary (continuous, remittent, intermittent, hectic). Detection of the cause of chronic fever is not always possible.



Is intermittent fever normal?

Fevers can also be: sustained or continuous, where it does not fluctuate more than 1.5 °F (1 °C) over 24 hours, but is never normal in this time. intermittent, when the fever occurs for several hours in the day, but not all the time. remittent, when it fluctuates by more than 2 °C but does not become normal.



Is typhoid fever intermittent?

typhi bacteria, most cases are asymptomatic during an incubation period of 7–14 days. The disease manifests most often a week or so after ingestion and begins with an intermittent fever that becomes high and sustained, severe headache, poorly localized abdominal discomfort, malaise and anorexia.



Which part of the brain is responsible for intermittent fever?

A part of the brain called the hypothalamus acts as the body's thermostat. When all is well in the body, the hypothalamus is set at the normal body temperature. Fever develops when the hypothalamus is set to a higher-than-normal temperature.



How can I stop intermittent fever?

A recurrent fever is treated just like a typical fever. Taking acetaminophen (Tylenol®) is one way to manage any uncomfortable symptoms of the fever and reduce the temperature. This is particularly useful in children.



Intermittent fever causes in child

When investigating recurrent fever, the most likely etiology to consider is infection. Especially in children under the age of six years, the most common cause of multiple febrile episodes is the occurrence of repeated upper respiratory tract infections (e.g., pharyngitis, otitis media).



Intermittent fever example

Intermittent fever is defined as fever present only for several hours during the day. This pattern of fever can be seen in malaria, pyogenic infections, tuberculosis (TB), schistosomiasis, lymphomas, leptospira, borrelia, kala-azar, or septicemia.



What is the reason for intermittent fever?

 The most frequent infectious causes of intermittent fever are focal bacterial infections, mainly infections localised to canals like urinary or biliary ducts or the colon and also infections of a foreign material.





































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