The evolution of the concept of 'fever' in the history of medicine: From pathological picture per se to clinical epiphenomenon (and vice versa)

Journal of Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 85-87

  Gensini, Gian Franco ^a   Conti, Andrea A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical skill; Fever; Fever of unknown origin; History of medicine; Ignaz Semmelweiss; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT;

AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOLUTION; FEVER; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERMOMETER;

EID: 3242745983     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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