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What Causes Fever With Body Rigors?

My partner has experienced rigors since yesterday , he is now in hospital and is on antibiotics, his temp went to 40 degrees and he was delerious in hospital. He is in the best of care but is there anything else I should know? Can exposure to mould be a contributing factor? He is 60 yrs, 6 foot tall, approx 75kg and is generally well,on a saline drip with antibiotics every 4 hrs. Bloods are ok but inflamitoray marker is high. Would appreciate advice. Thanks Suzi
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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I can understand your concern
there are many etiological factors for pyrexia associated with rigors
it may be a bacterial,viral or fungal infections.
so plz check once all basic investigations like CBP,ESR,LFT,RFT.Widal test for typhoid ,Rapid malaria test .blood culture ,cue,urine culture
generally in old age .inflammation over joints leads to high grade fever with chills &rigors
as you said serum markers are raised ,plz continue the antibiotics,antiinflammatory drugs antipyretics and if need steroid of low dose required .

don't worry it will subside ,

take care of dehydration of body drink plenty of liquids and fruits .

onemore thing plz undergo chest x ray ,inflammed joints..look for progress of disease ..
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What Causes Fever With Body Rigors?

Thanks to HCM I can understand your concern there are many etiological factors for pyrexia associated with rigors it may be a bacterial,viral or fungal infections. so plz check once all basic investigations like CBP,ESR,LFT,RFT.Widal test for typhoid ,Rapid malaria test .blood culture ,cue,urine culture generally in old age .inflammation over joints leads to high grade fever with chills &rigors as you said serum markers are raised ,plz continue the antibiotics,antiinflammatory drugs antipyretics and if need steroid of low dose required . don t worry it will subside , take care of dehydration of body drink plenty of liquids and fruits . onemore thing plz undergo chest x ray ,inflammed joints..look for progress of disease ..