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Reason for high fever in interstitial lung disease patients?

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Dr. Vasu Brown answered

Specializes in Integrative Medicine

Pneumonia: High fever is suggestive of pneumonia needs work up for fever.

Dr Raff agreed

Answered 8/8/2018

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Multiple: Infection should be ruled out first. If you are having repeated fevers, without infections, which resolve without any intervention an autoimmune cause of ild should be looked into.

Answered 8/8/2018

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