Temperature Regulation and Pathogenesis of Fever

Review articles

Fever: Blessing or curse? Ann Intern Med. 1994 Jun 15;120(12):1037-40

Articles

Fevers in subarachnoid hemorrhage: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2019 Nov;28(11):104313.
What is a normal temperature? : Mackowiak et al. JAMA 1992;268:1578-1580.
Fever and outcomes in GNR Bacteremia : Bryant et al. Arch Intern Med. 2017;127(1):120-128
Polymicrobial sepsis and fever : Lack of fever was a negative prognostic factor
- Mackowiak et al. Am J Med Sci. 1980;28(2):73-80
Fever associated with survival in SBP: Weinstein et al. Am J Med. 1978;64(4):592-598
Fever associated with less mortality in elderly patients with CAP: Ahkee et al. South Med J. 1997;90(3):296-8.
Fever associated with better outcomes in candidiasis: Leroy et al. Crit Care Med. 2009;37(5):1612-8.

Tweetorials

Mandell Ch 55 Summary

Mandell ch. 55
Technically speaking, fever is when themoregulation works to bring the temperature up (chills, cutaneous vasoconstriction) due to pyrogens

Hyperthermia is when the thermoregulation is trying to bring temperature down (eg sweating) and fails#idtwitter #idmeded
— Hillary Hunsinger, DO (@DrH_flu) February 12, 2020

Mechanism of night sweats

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What is the mechanism of night sweats?

We ask about "fevers, chills, and NIGHT sweats", not "fevers, chills, and DAY sweats." Why?

To understand the answer, we'll need to cover temperature regulation, circadian rhythms, and more…
— Tony Breu (@tony_breu) May 11, 2019