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Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
General health problems General health problems

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Increased body
temperature

Fever Hyperthermia

Influence of exogenous Influence of Increased heat Decreased heat
pyrogens endogenous pyrogens production dissipation

– Doxycycline therapy – Increased
(cat) Tissue Autoimmune Neoplasia Infection Muscle activity Increased environmental
resorption disease metabolism temperature
– Insufficient air
circulation (e.g. car,
narrow cage)

– Seizures – Hyperthyroidism
(e.g. status epilepticus)
– Sport (e.g. dog racing)
– Muscle spasms
(e.g. tetanus)
– Malignant hyperthermia

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