remittent fever

{{Short description|Pattern of fever}}

[[File:Febbre.gif|thumb|right|Performance of the various types of fever

a) Fever continues

b) Fever continues to abrupt onset and remission

c) Remittent fever

d) Intermittent fever

e) Undulant fever

f) Relapsing fever]]

Remittent fever is a type or pattern of fever in which temperature does not touch the baseline and remains above normal throughout the day. Daily variation in temperature is more than 1°C in 24 hours, which is also the main difference as compared to continuous fever.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/medicalnewsandl00unkngoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/medicalnewsandl00unkngoog/page/n86 96]|quote=remittent fever news.|title=The Medical News and Library|year=1843|publisher=Lea & Blanchard|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite journal | vauthors = Ogoina D | title = Fever, fever patterns and diseases called 'fever' – a review | journal = Journal of Infection and Public Health | volume = 4 | issue = 3 | pages = 108–24 | date = August 2011 | pmid = 21843857 | doi = 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.05.002 | doi-access = free }}{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK324/|title=Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations|first1=Lawrence|last1=Dall|first2=James F.|last2=Stanford|editor-first1=H. Kenneth|editor-last1=Walker|editor-first2=W. Dallas|editor-last2=Hall|editor-first3=J. Willis|editor-last3=Hurst|year=1990|publisher=Butterworths|via=PubMed|pmid=21250166|isbn=978-0-409-90077-4|chapter=Fever, Chills, and Night Sweats}} Fever due to most infectious diseases is remittent. Diagnosis is based upon clinical history, blood tests, blood culture and chest X-ray.{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK331/|title=Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations|first=Victor E.|last=Del Bene|editor-first1=H. Kenneth|editor-last1=Walker|editor-first2=W. Dallas|editor-last2=Hall|editor-first3=J. Willis|editor-last3=Hurst|date=1990|publisher=Butterworths|via=PubMed|pmid=21250173|isbn=978-0-409-90077-4|chapter=Temperature}}