any fever, such as malaria, characterized by intervals of periodic remission
intermittent fever in American English
a fever characterized by periodic intervals when the body temperature returns to normal
intermittent fever in American English
noun Pathology
1.
a malarial fever in which feverish periods lasting a few hours alternate with periods in which the temperature is normal
2.
any fever characterized by intervals of normal temperature
Word origin
[1615–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1615–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: berth, discount, oral, palette, synchronize
Examples of 'intermittent fever' in a sentence
intermittent fever
He presented intermittent fever, polyarthralgia, weight loss, and low back pain.
G.V. Vallespi, D.A. Pipet, S.A. Mattoni, H.A. Lopardo 2005, 'Endocarditis fatal con localización mitral producida por Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiaeFatal mitral valve endocarditis by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae', Revista Argentina de Microbiologíahttp://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0325-75412005000200003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Antibiotics were prescribed, but the symptoms remained and intermittent fever appeared.
Wataru Noguchi, Yoshihiro Inoue, Mana Fukushima 2014, 'A Case of Prostatic Abscess with Malignant Lymphoma Involving the Prostate', Case Reports in Urologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/965823. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
She presented with intermittent fever since 3 weeks, h/o oral ulcers, difficulty in swallowing, and palpitations.
R Siddeswari, Sikandar Mohan, K Swamy 2018, 'Carbimazole-induced agranulocytosis – A rare case report', Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Scienceshttp://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2018;volume=7;issue=4;spage=305;epage=307;aulast=Siddeswari. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We report the case of a patient with long-standing sarcoidosis who presented with intermittent fever and fatigue.
Thiago Prudente Bártholo, José Gustavo Pugliese, Thiago Thomaz Mafort, Vinicius Lemosda Silva, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Rogério Rufino 2012, 'Síndrome hemofagocítica devido a sarcoidose pulmonar Hemophagocytic syndrome due topulmonary sarcoidosis', Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132012000500017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Our report revealed intermittent fever, progressive weight gain, and personality changes may represent rare paraneoplastic syndromes in ganglioneuromas.
Chao Yang, Chang-chun Li, Jun Zhang, Xiang-ru Kong, Zhenzhen Zhao, Xiao-bin Deng,Liang Peng, Shan Wang 2016, 'Intermittent Fever, Progressive Weight Gain, and Personality Changes in a Five-Year-OldGirl: Unusual Paraneoplastic Syndrome due to Presacral Ganglioneuroma', Case Reports in Endocrinologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2743576. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The main signs and symptoms are emaciation, intermittent fever, headache, cough, cognitive deterioration and meningeal irritation sign.
Xiuyan QIN, Zhu XU, Ying CHEN, Tao SHANG, Jie XIONG 2011, 'Clinical analysis of neurological involvement in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome',Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgeryhttp://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/75. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A 62-year-old man with asthma sought care for intermittent fever, cough with expectoration, breathlessness and orthopnoea withgrunting.
R. Dawar, D. Nagarjuna, R. Gupta, N.P. Ghonge, R. Sardana 2016, 'Actinobacillus ureae: an unusual cause of tree-in-bud pattern in a case of pneumoniaon lung computed tomographic scan—first clinical case report and review of the literaturefrom India', new microbes and new infectionshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297516300956. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We describe a 65-year-old man who presented with a 10-day history of abdominal pain and intermittent fever.
Zhi-Wei Su, Guo-Xiu Liao 2018, 'Prevention of bile duct injury in an aberrant right hepatic duct during laparoscopiccholecystectomy: A case report and literature review', Journal of Medical Scienceshttp://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2018;volume=38;issue=1;spage=42;epage=45;aulast=Su. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)