Hyperthermia

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Used for

familial Mediterranean fever, febrile, febris, fever, pyrexia

See for

induced hyperthermia

Broader Terms

body temperature, sign /symptom

Narrower Terms

febrile seizure, malignant hyperthermia

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What is Hyperthermia? Hyperthermia is a relatively new cancer treatment which is gaining favor among radiation therapists in the U.
Pathophysiology Disease mechanism Malignant hyperthermia is caused in a large proportion (25-50%) of cases by a mutation of the ryanodine receptor (type 1) on sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), the organelle within skeletal muscle cells that stores calcium (Gillard et al.
If malignant hyperthermia is not recognized and treated quickly, the person's heart may stop during surgery.
Hyperthermia is one of the promising approaches in cancer therapy, and various methods have been employed in hyperthermia [14,15].
Water bath hyperthermia is a simple therapy for psoriasis and also stimulates skin tanning in response to sunlight.

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