Abstract
Abstract Interest in the therapeutic use of the febrile state was aroused when Wagner von Jauregg (1) reported the improvement in cases of tabes dorsalis and general paresis following artificial infection with malaria, and suggested that the elevation of temperature was responsible for the favorable influence. This observation started a trend of clinical investigation and trial which has led to the widespread acceptance of artificial fever in the treatment of several diseases. The increasing use of this new type of physical therapy has turned attention to the influence of hyperpyrexia on several physiologic and immunologic processes. Physiologic responses to fever have been clearly described, and are covered by the papers of Heymans and Heymans (2), and a review by Bazett (3), and by the later papers of Bischoff, Ullman, Hill, and Long (4), Kissen and Bierman (5), Neymann and Osborne (6), Krusen (7), and Coulter (8).
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
