A Study on Drug Fever in Patient during Treatment
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
It is a common condition which is not frequently diagnosed. Drug fever is a febrile response that coincides temporally with the administration of a drug and disappears after the discontinuation of the offending agent. It is important for clinician to suspect drug as a cause of fever of unknown origin. Drug fever is usually suspected when no other cause of the fever can be elucidated, sometimes after anti-microbial therapy has already been started. Most commonly appears after 8-11 days of drug administration and immediately disappears after discontinuation of a drug. In appropriate and potentially harmful and expensive diagnostic and therapeutic intervention may be reduced by early diagnosis. This article expresses awareness about the temporary febrile reactions occurring after administration of certain drugs.
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Abhilash Vijayan, Faseela PS, Panayappan L, Krishnakumar K
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