Fever (Chapter 152)
Élise W. van der Jagt, MD, MPH, 2016. "Fever (Chapter 152)", American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, Thomas K. McInerny, MD, FAAP, Henry M. Adam, MD, FAAP, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP, Thomas G. DeWitt, MD, FAAP, Jane Meschan Foy, MD, FAAP, Deepak M. Kamat, MD, PhD, FAAP, Rebecca Baum, MD, FAAP, Kelly J. Kelleher, MD, MPH, FAAP
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For centuries, fever has been associated with illness. As many as 30% of all patients seen by primary care physicians and more than 5 million emergency department visits each year1 have fever as their principal complaint, making it among the most common reasons children are taken to a physician. Add to this the numerous telephone calls about fever that physicians receive day and night, and it becomes evident that the proper evaluation and management of fever is a basic and necessary skill for everyone caring for children.
Even though physicians have long dealt with this common clinical sign, its...