Fever in the elderly.
Infection is an important problem in the elderly and it is not unusual for fever to be absent. This review examines our present state of knowledge of the febrile response and considers its apparent impairment in old age.
D000368:Aged; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000502:physiology; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2