Predictive models to identify low-risk febrile neutropenia (FN) have been developed with heterogeneous samples, which included stable and unstable patients, solid tumours, acute leukaemia and bone ...

Patients with recurrent fever can present a particular challenge to the practicing rheumatologist. Diagnosis and appropriate management require familiarity with the unique clinical characteristics and ...

Febrile seizures (febrile convulsions) are fits that can happen when a child has fever. They are the most common type of seizure in paediatric age group. They most commonly happen between the ages of ...

The risk of febrile convulsions increases with the child's fever, and children who suffer from repeated febrile convulsions during their first year of life have an increased risk of developing ...

OSLO, Norway — Recurrent febrile seizures in children are associated with a higher risk of psychiatric disorders and epilepsy in later life, new research shows. Danish investigators found the 30-year ...

Phase II Trial of CHOP Plus Rituximab in Patients With HIV-Associated Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Since febrile neutropenic patients were recognized to constitute a heterogeneous population, several models ...

New research shows that febrile seizures in children may be linked to respiratory alkalosis, indicated by elevated blood pH and low carbon dioxide levels caused by hyperventilation, and independent of ...

When a child has a fever, their body can ache, they are restless and they just don't feel well. While a fever is a part of our natural response to infection, the fever itself can lead to complications ...

Febrile neutropenia (FN) is among the most serious clinical complications in patients with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy. Patients with neutropenia, or low neutrophil counts, are predisposed ...

Recurrent febrile seizures in children are associated with an elevated risk for epilepsy and psychiatric disorders, with increased mortality among individuals who developed epilepsy, according to ...

Rituximab Therapy in Hematologic Malignancy Patients With Circulating Blood Tumor Cells: Association With Increased Infusion-Related Side Effects and Rapid Blood Tumor Clearance PURPOSE: To obtain ...

Children are very sensitive and equally vulnerable to diseases and infection. Infants can especially catch infection very quickly as their immune system is not fully developed and is comparatively ...