Henker R, Kramer D, Rogers S
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pennsylvania, USA.
AACN Clin Issues. 1997 Aug;8(3):351-67; quiz 505-6. doi: 10.1097/00044067-199708000-00006.
Fever is a host defense response that provides a sign of an ongoing process related to infection, inflammation, drug reactions, neoplasms, autoimmune diseases, and vascular disorders. The most frequent causes of fever in acutely ill patients are infection and inflammation, but fever may be caused by one or more of a long list of pathophysiologic processes.
发热是一种机体防御反应,它提示存在与感染、炎症、药物反应、肿瘤、自身免疫性疾病及血管疾病相关的正在进行的病理过程。急性病患者发热最常见的原因是感染和炎症,但发热也可能由一长串病理生理过程中的一种或多种引起。