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Reason for high fever in interstitial lung disease patients?

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Dr. Vasu Brown
Dr. Vasu Brownanswered
Integrative Medicine 23 years experience
Pneumonia: High fever is suggestive of pneumonia needs work up for fever.
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Dr. Ibrahim Faruqi
Dr. Ibrahim Faruqianswered
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care 23 years experience
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.
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