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Association of Hyperpyrexia with Serious Disease in Children

Shirley Press

University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida

In a prospective study over 7 years, 105 consecutive pediatric patients with hyperpyrexia (temperature ≥ 41.1 °C [106°F]) were evaluated to determine the incidence, sensitive indicators, and types of illnesses encountered. The incidence of hyperpyrexia in a large urban pediatric emergency departmentwas 0.36 per 1,000 visits or approximately one in 2,759 visits. In patientswith temperature ≥ 41.1 °C, 65 (61.9%) had a serious illness. Pneumonia (33 lobar, three interstitial, two clinical) was the most common diagnosis (36.2%), followed by probable viral illness in 20 (19.0%) of the patients. Bacteremia (6.7%) and bacterial meningitis (5.7%) were less commonlyfound. Four (3.8%) patients died. The admission rate was 62.9%. Eighteen patients (17.1%) also had seizures. Sensitive indicators to help distinguish those with serious illness, with the exception of clinical appearance, were notfound. Pneumonia is commonlyfound in children with hyperpyrexia. Temperature ≥ 41.1 °C was associated with a high rate of serious disease.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 33, No. 1, 19-25 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289403300104
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