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Rev Fac Med UNAM 2014; 57 (4)

Fever

Ramón-Romero F, Farías JM

Language: Spanish
References: 57
Page: 20-33
PDF size: 449.29 Kb.


ABSTRACT

One of the most common signs of numerous human diseases, especially infectious ones, is fever, characterized by a temperature generally taken on the skin and higher than 37° C. Historically, fever has been considered a sign of the disease itself. However, recent studies suggested by Evolutive Medicine view, indicate that fever is also a mechanism through which the organism fights external invaders. Here we review the modern concepts about fever as a basis to suggest clinicians to pay attention to fever, avoiding the use of antipyretics to eliminate it, without assessing its possible benefitial effects.


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