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List of causes of fever
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Fever is the elevation of the body temperature above the normal range of . Infectious causes of fever *Diptheria *Tetanus *Pertussis *Influenza *Infectious Mononucleosis *Ebola hemorrhagic fever *Marburg hemorrhagic fever *Streptococcal pharyngitis *Pneumonia *Septicemia *Malaria *Dengue fever *Meningococcal disease, including meningococcal meningitis. *Hantavirus *Scarlet fever *West Nile Virus, including West Nile encephalitis *Acute HIV infection *Lyme disease, a increasingly common tick-borne spirochetal infection. *Varicella *Measles *Mumps *Rubella may sometimes cause fever,particulary in adults. *Common cold *Eastern equine encephalitis virus *Gastroenteritis *Rocky mountain spotted fever *Appendicitis *Schistosomiasis *Meningitis *Babesiosis *Tularemia *Typhus *Relapsing fever *Typhoid fever *Peritonitis fever typically coincides with severe abdominal pain *Necrotizing fasciitis *Cellulitis *Yellow fever *Smallpox *Q fever *Leptospirosis *Bubonic plague *Meningeal plague *Pharyngeal plague *Pneumonic plague *Septicemic plague *Endocarditis *Pericarditis *Myocarditis *Tuberculosis *Histoplasmosis,also known as darling's disease. *Septic arthritis *Fifth disease *Roseola *Toxic shock syndrome *Paratyphoid fever *Hepatitis A *Cat scratch disease *Respiratory syncytial virus *Echovirus *Coxsackie virus *Poliomyelitis *Rickettsialpox *Trench fever *Human Anaplasmosis *Chagas disease, often along with hepatosplenomegaly *Anthrax *Legionellosis *Listeria infection *Primary amebic meningoencephalitis *Rift valley fever *Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome *Lymphocytic choriomeningitis *Rat-bite fever *Rotavirus disease *Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome *Toxoplasmosis *Leishmaniasis *Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome *Otitis media *Malignant otitis externa *Bacterial sinusitis *Retropharyngeal abscess *Peritonsillar abscess *Epiglottitis *Rabies *Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus *Herpes simplex encephalitis *Dental abscess *Brain abscess *Croup *Pyelonephritis *Cystitis *Cholangitis *Hepatic abscess *Orbital cellulitis Rheumatic/autoimmune causes of fever *Rheumatic fever *Henoch-Schonlein purpura *Kawasaki disease *Systemic lupus erythematosus *Polyarteritis nodosa *Temporal arteritis *Polymyalgia rheumatica *Wegener's Granulomatosis *Sarcoidosis Malignant causes of fever *Lymphoma Leukemia can present with fever. *Acute lymphoblastic leukemia *Acute myeloid leukemia *Chronic myeloid leukemia *Chronic lymphocytic leukemia *Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia *Renal cell carcinoma *Hepatocellular carcinoma *Breast cancer *Pancreatic cancer *Colon cancer *Malignant histiocytosis *Neuroblastoma *Wilm's tumor Other causes of fever *Krabbe's disease *Thyrotoxosis *Familial Mediterranean fever *Sickle cell anemia *Drug fever *Adrenal insufficiency *Thrombophlebitis *Granulomatous hepatitis *Neuroleptic malignant syndrome *Erythema multiforme *Stevens-johnson syndrome *Encephalitis lethargica *Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis *Dressler's syndrome *Myocardial infarction See Also
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