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=== Common Causes === | === Common Causes === | ||
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*[[Acute cholangitis]] | |||
*[[Amphotericin B]] | |||
*[[Anti-TNF alpha drugs]] | |||
*[[Biliary sepsis]] | |||
*[[Brucellosis]] | |||
*[[Catheterisation]] | |||
*[[Dressler's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Filariasis]] | |||
*[[Gastroenteritis]] | |||
*[[Generalised pustular psoriasis]] | |||
*[[Gentamicin]] | |||
*[[Hemodialysis]] | |||
*[[Infective endocarditis]] | |||
*[[Interleukin II]] | |||
*[[Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction]] | |||
*[[Lemierre's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Louse-borne relapsing fever]] | |||
*[[Lyme disease]] | |||
*[[Malaria]] | |||
*[[Malaria]] | |||
*[[Meningococcal septicemia]] | |||
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*[[Normal vaginal delvery]] | |||
*[[Pericarditis]] | |||
*[[Pneumonia]] | |||
*[[Post bone marrow transplant]] | |||
*[[Post operative infections]] | |||
*[[Post radiotherapy]] | |||
*[[Prostate cancer]] | |||
*[[Prostatitis]] | |||
*[[Pyelonephritis]] | |||
*[[Pyelonephritis]] | |||
*[[Rat bite fever]] | |||
*[[Rheumatic fever]] | |||
*[[Septic arthritis]] | |||
*[[Severe acute respiratory syndrome]] | |||
*[[Severe generalised rash]] | |||
*[[Transfusion reaction]] | |||
*[[Tuberculosis]] | |||
*[[Ulcerative colitis]] | |||
*[[Urinary tract infections]] | |||
*[[Vancomycin]] | |||
*[[Visceral abscess]] | |||
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=== Causes by Organ System === | === Causes by Organ System === | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 20 August 2012
| Rigor | |
| ICD-10 | R50.0 |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 | 780.6 |
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: shaking chills
Overview
Rigor is a shaking occurring during a high fever. It occurs because cytokines and prostaglandins are released as part of an immune response and increase the set point for body temperature in the hypothalamus.
The increased set point causes the body temperature to rise (pyrexia), but also makes the patient feel cold until the new set point is reached. Rigor occurs because the patient is effectively shivering in a physiological attempt to increase body temperature to the new set point.
Causes
Common Causes