| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2629084 | Complementary Therapies in Medicine | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryThis review describes how fever is generated as a regulated increase in body temperature. It results from an upward shift in the thermoregulatory set point, mediated by pyrogenic cytokines released from monocytes/macrophages in response to infection or trauma. Evidence will be presented that fever is part of an integrated host defense system, and that failure to generate a fever in response to infection is generally associated with a poorer prognosis.
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Authors
Joseph G. Cannon,