HYPERPYREXIA SECONDARY TO HYPOTHALAMIC LESIONS - LITERATURE REVIEW

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594842416097

• Palavras-chave: Hyperpyrexia; Hypothalamus; Febrile convulsions.

• Keywords: Hyperpyrexia; Hypothalamus; Febrile convulsions.

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Hyperpyrexia occurs when our temperature exceeds 41.5ºC. Serious infections can cause this disorder, but the condition most often involved is hemorrhagic stroke (COSTA and TEMUDO, 2004). Objective: To review hyperpyrexia secondary to hypothalamic lesions. Result: If left untreated, it can lead to fatal seizures, with autopsy findings revealing hyperchromasia, retraction and liquefaction of neurons, all similar to fatal cases of seizures due to hyperpyrexia in children (WELLS, 1961). Conclusion: Always look for and treat hyperpyrexia in cases of central lesions, with no presumable signs of an infectious focus, with hypothalamic lesions in mind, because, if left untreated, it can lead to fatal seizures (WELLS, 1961).