Drug fever
- 1 October 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 80 (5) , 123-129
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1986.11699562
Abstract
Preview The patient with unexplained fever is often a puzzle even to astute clinicians. If other causes can be eliminated, the cause may be drug fever—an incompletely understood allergic or hypersensitivity reaction to a medication. Many conditions cause fever, and many of the findings in drug fever are nonspecific and resemble infection, making diagnosis a challenge. Dr Cunha discusses the importance of early recognition and the diagnostic features of drug fever.Keywords
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