Etiology

Infections:

  • Viral infections (e.g., influenza, common cold, COVID-19)
  • Bacterial infections (e.g., urinary tract infection, pneumonia, cellulitis)
  • Fungal infections (e.g., candidiasis, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis)
  • Parasitic infections (e.g., malaria, toxoplasmosis)
  • Tuberculosis
  • Infective endocarditis
  • Central line-associated bloodstream infection

Inflammatory Conditions:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
  • Temporal arteritis
  • Polymyalgia rheumatica

Gastrointestinal Disorders:

  • Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
  • Hepatitis
  • Liver abscess

Autoimmune Diseases:

  • Systemic infections (e.g., Kawasaki disease)
  • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  • Vasculitis (e.g., granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis)

Endocrine Disorders:

  • Thyroiditis (e.g., Hashimoto's thyroiditis)
  • Adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease)
  • Hyperthyroidism

Cardiovascular Disorders:

  • Endocarditis
  • Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE)

Neoplastic Conditions:

  • Lymphoma
  • Leukemia
  • Solid tumors (e.g., lung cancer, kidney cancer)
  • Metastatic disease

Medications and Toxins:

  • Drug-induced fever (e.g., antibiotics, anticonvulsants)
  • Toxin exposure (e.g., heavy metals, snake bites)
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  • Neurological Conditions:

    • Meningitis
    • Encephalitis
    • Brain abscess

Respiratory Conditions:

  • Tuberculosis
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Lung abscess
  1. Heat-Related Illnesses:

    • Heat exhaustion
    • Heat stroke

Hematologic Disorders:

  • Hemolytic anemia
  • Thrombocytopenia

Renal Disorders:

  • Pyelonephritis
  • Glomerulonephritis

Metabolic Conditions:

  • Hyperthermia due to metabolic dysfunction

Hematological Disorders:

  • Hemolytic anemias
  • Thrombocytopenias

Autoinflammatory Syndromes:

  • Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)
  • Periodic fever syndromes

Postoperative Fever:

  • Fever after surgery may be due to surgical site infection.

Psychogenic Fever:

  • Fever without a clear medical cause may sometimes be related to psychological factors.

 

 

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