Remittent fever explained

Remittent fever is a type or pattern of fever in which temperature does not touch the baseline and remains above normal throughout the day. Daily variation in temperature is more than 1°C in 24 hours, which is also the main difference as compared to continuous fever.^{[1] [2] [3]} Fever due to most infectious diseases is remittent. Diagnosis is based upon clinical history, blood tests, blood culture and chest X-ray.^[4]

Examples

Examples of remittent fever are as following.^[5]

• Infective endocarditis
• Typhoid
• Brucellosis

Management

Management is carried out using antipyretics for fever and body aches. Antibiotics are used in case of infectious diseases and for infective endocarditis, in addition to antibiotics, cardiac valve prosthesis and mitral valve replacement surgery is used.^[6]

See also

• Continuous fever
• Intermittent fever
• Relapsing fever
• Undulant fever
• Neutropenic fever

Notes and References

1. Book: The Medical News and Library. 96. remittent fever news.. 1843. Lea & Blanchard. Internet Archive.
2. Ogoina D . Fever, fever patterns and diseases called 'fever' – a review . Journal of Infection and Public Health . 4 . 3 . 108–24 . August 2011 . 21843857 . 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.05.002 . free .
3. Book: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK324/. Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. Lawrence. Dall. James F.. Stanford. H. Kenneth. Walker. W. Dallas. Hall. J. Willis. Hurst. 1990. Butterworths. PubMed. 21250166. 978-0-409-90077-4. Fever, Chills, and Night Sweats.
4. Book: Del Bene, Victor E.. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK331/. Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. H. Kenneth. Walker. W. Dallas. Hall. J. Willis. Hurst. 1990. Butterworths. PubMed. 21250173. 978-0-409-90077-4. Temperature.
5. Lee SA, Kim KH, Shin HS, Lee HS, Choi HM, Kim HK . Successful Medical Treatment of Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Brucella abortus . Korean Circulation Journal . 44 . 6 . 441–43 . November 2014 . 25469149 . 4248619 . 10.4070/kcj.2014.44.6.441 .
6. Perrott DA, Piira T, Goodenough B, Champion GD . Efficacy and safety of acetaminophen vs ibuprofen for treating children's pain or fever: a meta-analysis . Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine . 158 . 6 . 521–26 . 2004 . 15184213 . 10.1001/archpedi.158.6.521 . 20781240 .