DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Elevated body temperature
Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia is an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation. Hyperthermia occurs when the body produces or absorbs more heat than it can dissipate. When the elevated body temperatures are sufficiently high, hyperthermia is a medical emergency and requires immediate treatment to prevent disability or death. The most common causes are heat stroke and adverse reactions to drugs. Heat stroke is an acute condition of hyperthermia that is caused by prolonged exposure to excessive heat or heat and humidity. The heat-regulating mechanisms of the body eventually become overwhelmed and unable to effectively deal with the heat, causing the body temperature to climb uncontrollably...
Elevated body temperature - List of case studies
- Multiple myeloma with renal involvement, bone lesions and Neuropathy
-
of Dex 40 mg/die was given for 4 days; thereafter a high temperature was measured with bronchopneumonial foci; the patient was ... point to the presence of heteroplastic tissue with elevated glucidic metabolism in the areas described”. The ... also on the thighs and less strongly on the rest of the body. Drugs currently taken by the patient: - ...
- Autoimmune hepatitis/cholangitis in patient with Crohn’s disease.
-
, difficult to treat with pain medications , high body temperature and increase in inflammation ratings , symptoms ... cytolisys index ( AST 28, ALT 38) with still elevated values of gammaGt (197) and APC 2.02 mg/dl probably linked to ...
- Hypoesthesia of the Lower Limb
-
Twelve days later he was re-admitted for knee effusion and elevated body temperature, and arthrolysis and joint washing were performed. Following ...