Fever After International Travel

Christopher S. Cavagnaro; Keri Anne Brady; Cary Siegel

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2008.09.002

Fever After International Travel

Christopher S. Cavagnaro, Keri Anne Brady, Cary Siegel

Pediatrics

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Abstract

Fever in a child after international travel may represent a benign self-limited illness or may be a manifestation of a more severe life-threatening disease. Knowledge of these illnesses is extremely important for a clinician managing a febrile child after travel. This article presents an approach to history taking and evaluation of the febrile child after travel, stressing knowledge of diseases endemic to geographic regions, timing of symptoms, travel exposures, and specific presenting signs and symptoms. The article also discusses in detail some of the more commonly encountered systemic febrile illnesses, including malaria, dengue fever, typhoid fever, rickettsial infections, and leptospirosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	250-257
Number of pages	8
Journal	Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2008.09.002
State	Published - Dec 2008

Keywords

dengue
fever after travel
leptospirosis
malaria
rickettsiae
typhoid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Emergency Medicine

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