Endocrine Fever Authors Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India Saptarshi Bhattacharya Department of Endocrinology, Apollo Indraprastha Hospitals, New Delhi, India Atul Dhingra Department of Endocrinology, Bansal Gangaram Hospital, Sriganganagar, India Jaideep Khare Department of Endocrinology, People’s Medical College, Bhopal, India Sushil Jindal Department of Endocrinology, People’s Medical College, Bhopal, India. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-36 Abstract Fever is usually thought to be of an infectious orinflammatory etiology. In this brief communication, weexplore the multifaceted connections between fever andendocrine dysfunction. Impaired resistance to infectionoften leads to fever in conditions like diabetes andCushing's syndrome. Additionally, several endocrinedisorders, including hyperthyroidism, subacute thyroiditis,carcinoid syndrome, and pheochromocytoma, canmanifest as fever. Furthermore, fever can be an adverseeffect of various endocrine treatments, such asbisphosphonates and antithyroid drugs. We refer to thesescenarios as 'endocrine fever.' Increased awareness of theseclinical associations can aid in prompt diagnosis andmanagement of these conditions.Keywords: Fever, infection, immunity, adverse effect,diabetes, thyrotoxicosis Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-04-22 How to Cite Sanjay Kalra, Saptarshi Bhattacharya, Atul Dhingra, Jaideep Khare, & Sushil Jindal. (2024). Endocrine Fever. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(5), 998–999. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.24-36 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 5 (2024): MAY Section RECENT ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.