Originally posted by FeverDEX
Banned for banning me with such a long explanation
Banned for giving my DEX Fever. :troll:
Fever is a common symptom of many medical conditions:
Infectious disease, e.g., influenza, HIV, malaria, Ebola, infectious mononucleosis, or gastroenteritis, Lyme disease
Various skin inflammations, e.g., boils, or abscess
Immunological diseases, e.g., lupus erythematosus, sarcoidosis, inflammatory bowel diseases, Kawasaki disease, Still disease, Horton disease, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, autoimmune hepatitis
Tissue destruction, which can occur in hemolysis, surgery, infarction, crush syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, cerebral bleeding, etc.
Reaction to incompatible blood products
Cancers, most commonly kidney cancer and leukemia and lymphomas
Metabolic disorders, e.g., gout or porphyria
Thrombo-embolic processes, e.g., pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis
Persistent fever that cannot be explained after repeated routine clinical inquiries is called fever of unknown origin.