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[Vegetative hyperthermia: a thermoregulation disorder or a variant from the norm?]
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
|October 17, 1986
Summary
Low-grade idiopathic fever, characterized by faulty body temperature regulation, affects women and men. This harmless functional syndrome involves temperature discrepancies and is influenced by constitutional, psychological, and infectious factors.
Area of Science:
- Internal Medicine
- Physiology
Context:
- Idiopathic low-grade fever diagnosis in patients with unexplained subfebrile temperatures.
- Exclusion of organic disease as a cause of persistent fever.
Purpose:
- To characterize the clinical presentation and potential causes of low-grade idiopathic fever.
- To differentiate this condition from other febrile illnesses.
Summary:
- Patients exhibited inadequate movement-dependent temperature rises with a significant rectal-axillary temperature difference (>38°C rectal).
- Fever was unresponsive to antipyretics; symptoms included lassitude, functional complaints, and psychological issues.
- The condition is proposed as a functional syndrome of faulty thermoregulation, influenced by constitutional reactivity, psychological factors, and prior infections.
Impact:
- Provides a diagnostic framework for unexplained low-grade fever.
- Highlights the role of thermoregulatory dysfunction in a common clinical presentation.
- Suggests potential avenues for management focusing on functional and psychological aspects.