title: Characteristics of hyperthermia and its complications in patients with Prader Willi syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Thermoregulation problems, resulting in hypo- or hyperthermia, have been infrequently reported in children with Prader Willi syndrome (PWS), yet their clinical details remained unknown.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical characteristics of three infants with PWS are reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Etiologies of high fever could not be identified in three children with PWS. One of these children was also admitted to the intensive care unit with extremely high body temperature in a life-threatening condition, similar to septic shock, without a plausible explanation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hyperthermia may be a part of the clinical spectrum in young infants with PWS and should be carefully monitored, since it may cause life-threatening complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara Univeristy School of Medicine, Dikimevi, Ankara, Turkey. ince@dialup.ankara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Ergin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciftçi
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.forename: Tanil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kendirli
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tutar
authors.forename: Nazan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dalgiç
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oncel
authors.forename: Ulker
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dogru
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000150:complications*