Chills

Chills
Rigor
ICD-10 R50.0
ICD-9 780.64
MeSH D023341

Rigor is a shaking occurring during a high fever. It occurs because cytokines and prostaglandins are released as part of an immune response and increase the set point for body temperature in the hypothalamus.

It is sometimes considered a synonym for "chills".[1]

Contents

Physiology

The increased set point causes the body temperature to rise (pyrexia), but also makes the patient feel cold until the new set point is reached. Rigor occurs because the patient's body is effectively shivering in a physiological attempt to increase body temperature to the new set point.

Causes

Rigors are commonly caused by:

See also

References

  1. ^ "rigor" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

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