Creator: Dr. Simi Paknikar
Keywords: Fever, Pyrexia, Harrison’s Internal Medicine, Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics, PJ Mehta’s Practical Medicine,Telemedicine consult for Fever, tele-consult Fever, tele-consult appointment

Written by Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Nithin Jayan, MBBS, DNB

Last Updated on Oct 07, 2020

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Author: Dr. Simi Paknikar

Editor: Dr. Nithin Jayan

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Jan 09, 2012
Last Updated on Oct 07, 2020

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