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In [[medicine]], '''hyperpyrexia''' is an excessive and unusual elevation of set [[body temperature]] greater than or equal to 41.1° Celsius (106°F), or extremely high [[fever]]. Such a high temperature is considered a [[medical emergency]]. It differs from [[hyperthermia]] in that in hyperthermia the body temperature is too high above the set point, whereas in hyperpyrexia the body's temperature regulation mechanism sets the normal body temperature too high.{{clarifyme}} It is very often fatal.
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In [[medicine]], '''hyperpyrexia''' is an excessive and unusual elevation of set [[body temperature]] greater than or equal to 41.1° Celsius (106°F), or extremely high [[fever]]. Such a high temperature is considered a [[medical emergency]]. It differs from [[hyperthermia]] in that in hyperthermia the body temperature is too high above the set point, whereas in hyperpyrexia the body's temperature regulation mechanism sets the normal body temperature too high. It is very often fatal.
   
 
==Causes==
 
==Causes==
 
Some of the more common causes of hyperpyrexia include:
 
Some of the more common causes of hyperpyrexia include:
   
* Excessive exposure to [[heat]] or the [[sun]] (also called ''heat hyperpyrexia'', a part of [[heatstroke]]), especially if intense exercise is done during such exposure
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* Excessive exposure to [[heat]] or the sun (also called ''heat hyperpyrexia'', a part of [[heatstroke]]), especially if intense exercise is done during such exposure
 
* [[amphetamine]] or other [[stimulant]] abuse, which can aggravate the effects of heat hyperpyrexia, or which can cause it by itself, such as the drug [[PMA]] which was the cause of a 115F (46.1 C) fever [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdesignerdrug.html]
 
* [[amphetamine]] or other [[stimulant]] abuse, which can aggravate the effects of heat hyperpyrexia, or which can cause it by itself, such as the drug [[PMA]] which was the cause of a 115F (46.1 C) fever [http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdesignerdrug.html]
 
* [[idiosyncratic drug reaction]]s
 
* [[idiosyncratic drug reaction]]s

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Name of Symptom/Sign:
Hyperpyrexia, NOS
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ICD-10 R509
ICD-O:
ICD-9 780.6
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In medicine, hyperpyrexia is an excessive and unusual elevation of set body temperature greater than or equal to 41.1° Celsius (106°F), or extremely high fever. Such a high temperature is considered a medical emergency. It differs from hyperthermia in that in hyperthermia the body temperature is too high above the set point, whereas in hyperpyrexia the body's temperature regulation mechanism sets the normal body temperature too high. It is very often fatal.

Causes

Some of the more common causes of hyperpyrexia include:

See also

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