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defervesce

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de·fer·ves·cence  (dfr-vsns)
n.
The abatement of a fever.

[From Latin dfervscns, dfervscent-, present participle of dfervscere, to stop boiling, cool off : d-, de- + fervscere, to grow hot, inchoative of fervre, to be hot, boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

defer·vesce (-vs) v.
defer·vescent adj.
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Verb1.defervesce - experience an abatement of a fever
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"


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For children who defervesce with a second IVIG infusion but in whom fever recurs, a third IVIG infusion or alternatively intravenous methylprednisolone 30 mg/kg may be considered (4).
We expanded our isolation criteria to include all patients with undifferentiated febrile illness and chest x-ray infiltrates with or without fever or respiratory symptoms until an alternative diagnosis is made, or until they defervesce and serial chest x-ray findings are normal.
Patients treated with doxycycline usually defervesce within 24 to 48 hours (5).
 
 
 
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