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What are cortisol normal levels? and can you get low grade fever with high cortisol?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Vary with each lab: And no you should not get a fever with high cortisol.

Answered 9/12/2013

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Dr. Peter Kurzweil answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Depends time of day: Morning serum cortisol levels range about 7-25 mcg/dl. Evening cortisol levels are lower and range from 2-14. Cortisol is secreted by the adrenal gland and a high level can have multiple causes, both primary and secondary. This is because two other glands are involved with the level of cortisol--pituitary gland and hypothalamus, both in the brain. Low grade fever is not a typical symptom of this.

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