Common malaria fever patterns

The temperature values ​​of fever patients measured at different times are recorded on the temperature sheet, and the temperature points are connected to form a fever temperature curve. The different shapes of this curve are called fever types. The fever patterns caused by different causes are often different. The following are some common fever types seen clinically. Please read below to find out the relevant details.

1. Contimled fever refers to a body temperature that is constantly maintained at a high level of 39-40°C or above for several days or weeks, and the temperature fluctuation range within 24 hours does not exceed 1°C. It is common in lobar pneumonia, typhus and the high fever period of typhoid fever.

2. Remittent fever is also called septicemic fever. The body temperature is often above 39°C, with large fluctuations, exceeding 2°C within 24 hours, but is always above normal levels. Common in sepsis, rheumatic fever, severe pulmonary tuberculosis and suppurative inflammation, etc.

3. Intermittent fever (intermittent fever ) body temperature rises suddenly to a peak and lasts for several hours, then quickly drops to normal levels. The afebrile period (intermittent period) can last from 1 day to several days, and the high fever period and the afebrile period alternate repeatedly. Common in malaria, acute pyelonephritis, etc.

4. Undulant fever: The body temperature gradually rises to 39°C or above, then gradually drops to normal levels after a few days, then gradually rises again after a few days, and repeats this process many times. Common in brucellosis.

5. Recurrent fever (' recurrent fever ') is a sudden rise in body temperature to 39°C or above, which persists for several days and then suddenly drops to normal levels. The high fever period and the fever-free period last for several days and then alternate regularly. It can be seen in Hodgkin's disease, etc.

6. Irregular fever (irregular fever ) The temperature curve of fever has no definite pattern, which can be seen in tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, bronchopneumonia, exudative pleurisy, etc.

Fever type: the body temperature values ​​of fever patients measured at different times are recorded on the temperature sheet, and the temperature points are connected to form a temperature curve. The different forms (shapes) of this curve are called fever types. The fever patterns caused by different causes are often different.

Common heat patterns

① Continued fever refers to a body temperature that is constantly maintained at a high level of 39-40°C or above for several days or weeks, with the body temperature fluctuation range not exceeding 1°C within 24 hours. It is common in lobar pneumonia, typhus and the high fever period of typhoid fever.

② Remittent fever, also known as septicemia fever, refers to a temperature curve type in which the body temperature is often above 39°C, with a large fluctuation range. The temperature fluctuation range within 24 hours exceeds 2°C, but it is always above the normal level. It is common in septicemia, rheumatic fever, severe pulmonary tuberculosis and purulent inflammation.