Website for the Revue de Médecine Vétérinaire

Detail of the article

[Back]

For articles published from January, 2000, you can reach the complete article as a pdf file by clicking on "pdf " in the column "Links" of the table.

Year :	1994
Tome :	145
Volume :	6
Pages :	433-447
Title :	Physiopathology of fever
Authors :	H. SEBBAG
Summary :	Fever, a syndrome consisting of hyperthermia and a number of other general signs, is part of the non-specific defences of many organisms. In response to different exogen pyrogens, fever is mediated by the endogen pyrogen, composed of cytokines of inflammation and of non-specific and specific immunity. Though it may be rather uncomfortable for the patient, fever has most often a positive effect against different aggressions. This defensive effect, as well as its role in diagnosis should incite to consider it well instead of using systematically antipyretics.
Keywords :	fever - cytokine - non-specific immunity - specific immunity.
Correspondence :	H. SEBBAG
Adress :	ENV, CP 3013, F-44087 Nantes cedex 03

[Back]