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Body temperature, like other fundamental aspects of human biology, is closely regulated by intricate control mechanisms. These homeostatic controls allow body temperature to display a predictable diurnal rhythmicity, increasing from a nadir of about 36 °C in the early morning to approximately 37.5 °C in late afternoon¹. A variety of disorders can elevate body temperature; those resulting from thermoregulatory failure are properly called hyperthermia, whereas those resulting from intact homeostatic responses are categorized as fever.

Thermoregulation

Body temperature is a balance between heat production and heat dissipation. Heat is generated internally as a byproduct of all metabolic processes; when ambient . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Selected Hyperthermic Disorders

Exertional Hyperthermia

Heat Stroke

Malignant Hyperthermia of Anesthesia

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Hormonal Hyperthermia

Miscellaneous Causes of Hyperthermia

Therapeutic Hyperthermia

The Consequences of Hyperthermia

The Management of Hyperthermia

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From the Infectious Disease Unit and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Simon at the Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114.

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