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- Title
Some like it hot.
- Authors
Lava, Sebastiano A. G.
- Abstract
GRAPH Sir William Osler once wisely stated that "humanity has but 3 great enemies: fever, famine, and war."[1] While humankind is very sadly still stuck in stone age with respect to famine and war,[2] relevant progresses have fortunately been made regarding fever. Fever phobia: misconceptions of parents about fevers. We now know that fever results from a raised hypothalamic temperature setpoint following increased prostaglandin synthesis in the anterior hypothalamus, which happens in response to several pyrogenic cytokines.
- Subjects
ACUTE phase reaction; MEDICAL students; MEDICAL personnel
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2023, Vol 112, Issue 9, p1840
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.16874