title: [Fever and inflammatory parameters--useful diagnostic tools].
abstract: A febrile reaction may be due to an infection, an inflammatory process, a neoplastic disease or an immune reaction. The usual biologic markers do not allow an immediate diagnosis on the origin of the fever, they only give hints on the importance of the inflammatory reaction. Taking a good history, exact monitoring of the temperature and basic laboratory values often allow a diagnosis without further extensive investigations.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, spitäler fmi ag, Standort Interlaken, Unterseen.
authors.forename: Th
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pilgrim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rufener
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schaad
mesh_terms: D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators