Chills: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma Ireland

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Possible Causes for Chills

Common Cold

Delayed effects of chilling A delayed effect of chilling on the incidence of colds and symptoms was observed in the 4/5 days following the chill procedure. [fampra.oxfordjournals.org]

Fever and chills run up and down the spine, and heat or pressure may be felt in the face and nose. [uofmhealth.org]

Perhaps the chills people feel (a kind of oversensitivity to the ambient temperature) are the reason why the illness is called the cold. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Urinary Tract Infection

[…] need to urinate more often than usual A feeling of urgency when you urinate Blood or mucus in the urine Cramps or pain in the lower abdomen Pain during sexual intercourse Chills [americanpregnancy.org]

[…] renal failure who was admitted to the urology clinic of a university hospital in Kirsehir, Turkey, with the complaints of urinary tract infection (UTI) including fever, chills [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

If you have a kidney infection, you may have upper back and side pain, high fever, chills, nausea and vomiting. [mercy.net]

Upper Respiratory Infection

Chills iStock/George Clerk Patients with pneumonia often report teeth-chattering chills that cannot be remedied. [rd.com]

Chills Chills are uncommon with a cold. 60% of people who have the flu experience chills. No chills. Tiredness Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold. [fauquierent.net]

[…] respiratory infection: Stuffy, runny nose Scratchy, tickly throat Watery eyes Sneezing Mild hacking cough Congestion Sore throat Achy muscles and bones Headaches Low-grade fever Chills [coppellfamilymedicine.com]

Sunburn

How to get quick sunburn relief If you have a fever or chills, you might have sun poisoning. [youtube.com]

If you are experiencing nausea, chills, a fever, vomiting and/or severe pain you may need to see your doctor. [capitalchemist.com.au]

Signs and Symptoms Mild: skin redness and warmth pain itchiness Severe: skin redness and blistering pain and tingling swelling headache nausea fever and chills dizziness What [kidshealth.org]

Female Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Symptoms include pain, cramping, chills, spotting, and nausea. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Menu Overview What is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)? [my.clevelandclinic.org]

PID can cause pelvic pain, abdominal tenderness, vaginal discharge, fever, chills, and pain during urination and sex. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

[…] this is much less common) Abnormal vaginal discharge that is yellow or green in color and has an unusual odor Irregular periods Spotting or cramping throughout the month Chills [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Pneumonia

Chills iStock/George Clerk Patients with pneumonia often report teeth-chattering chills that cannot be remedied. [rd.com]

The clinical symptoms of the patient were dry cough, chills, night sweats and high fevers. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 53-year-old female presented with intermittent fever, chills, and dry cough since 10 days. Chest computed tomography scan showed multiple bilateral patchy infiltrates. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Influenza

They may include body or muscle aches chills cough fever headache sore throat is it a cold or the flu? colds rarely cause a fever or headaches. [icd9data.com]

Signs that influenza is getting worse include fever, shaking chills, and shortness of breath. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

They may include Body or muscle aches Chills Cough Fever Headache Sore throat Is it a cold or the flu? Colds rarely cause a fever or headaches. [fpnotebook.com]

Sepsis

“Chills are subjective—a patient feels chills but it cannot be observed by a health-care provider,” Dr. Dellinger says. [rd.com]

CASE SUMMARY: A 55-year-old woman underwent surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and developed high fever (39.5°C) after surgery, accompanied by chills and fatigue. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Common symptoms of sepsis are fever, chills, rapid breathing and heart rate, rash, confusion and disorientation. [cottagehealth.org]

Pyelonephritis

[…] is an infection of the upper urinary tract, specifically the renal parenchyma and renal pelvis.Inflammatory process give rise to fever with chills Fever with chills Pyelonephritis [medicaljoyworks.com]

Signs and symptoms include fever, chills, flank pain, painful and frequent urination, cloudy or bloody urine, and confusion Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis due to [icd9data.com]

Other risk factors for perirenal abscess include: Diabetes Having an abnormal urinary tract Trauma IV drug use Symptoms of perirenal abscess include: Chills Fever Pain in [nlm.nih.gov]

Pharyngitis

In addition to a sore, dry, or scratchy throat, a cold or flu may cause: sneezing runny nose headache cough fatigue body aches chills fever (a low-grade fever with a cold [healthline.com]

[…] loss of appetite rash Strep throat, another type of pharyngitis, can also cause: difficulty in swallowing red throat with white or gray patches swollen lymph nodes fever chills [healthline.com]

Erysipelas

Fever with chills and general malaise may be prominent symptoms. Antibiotics are usually effective. Patients handled in a timely manner tend to recover without problems. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

There may be symptoms that affect the entire body (systemic) including fever and chills. [mountsinai.org]

The onset is usually abrupt with high fever, chills, and weakness. [aocd.org]

Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Other side effects include: fatigue muscle pain joint pain chills headache vomiting decreased appetite rash fever PREVNAR 13® should not be given to anyone with a severe allergic [adult.prevnar13.com]

Common symptoms of pneumococcal pneumonia include fever and chills, cough, hyperventilation, difficulty breathing and chest pain. [symptoma.com]

Symptoms Fevers, body-shaking chills, productive cough, pleurisy, prostration, and sweating. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Cellulitis

Signs and symptoms include pain, tenderness and reddening in the affected area, fever, chills, and lymphadenopathy. [fpnotebook.com]

If you have a serious infection, accompanied by a rapidly spreading rash, increasing pain, shaking, chills and fever, seek help immediately. [mainehealth.org]

Symptoms include Fever and chills Swollen glands or lymph nodes A rash with painful, red, tender skin. The skin may blister and scab over. [fpnotebook.com]

Acute Prostatitis

Clinical findings Pain at the base of the penis, perineal and perianal, urgency, burning with urination, fever, malaise, penile discharge; other findings include chills, painful [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Some symptoms are unique to each condition: the acute version may involve high fever and chills, while this does not usually happen in the chronic case. [sharecare.com]

Men with acute prostatitis often have chills, fever, fatigue, pain in the lower back and genital area, urinary frequency and urgency often at night, burning or painful urination [prostatitisradicalcure.com]

Scarlet Fever

It may be accompanied by chills, vomiting, abdominal pain and malaise. [mountsinai.org]

[…] diseased - see also Syndrome Fothergill's scarlatina anginosa A38.9 Febris, febrile - see also Fever rubra A38.9 Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills [icd10data.com]

Before the rash develops, scarlet fever can cause a variety of symptoms in your child including: fever sore throat chills headache vomiting stomach ache coated white tongue [childrenshospital.org]

Panic Disorder

Your hands may tingle or feel numb, and you might feel flushed or chilled. [bu.edu]

Four most common symptoms associated with a panic attack were that of palpitations, trembling/shaking, nausea or abdominal distress, and chills or hot flushes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sweating Trembling/shaking Shortness of breath Feeling of choking Chest pain or discomfort Nausea Dizziness, lightheadedness Fear of losing control or going crazy Fear of death Chills [bu.edu]

Lobar Pneumonia

[…] first recognized after an outbreak of the disease at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976; characterized by fever and muscle and chest pain and headache and chills [vocabulary.com]

Medical Definition of lobar pneumonia : acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung characterized by sudden onset, chill, fever, difficulty in breathing, cough [merriam-webster.com]

Abscess

[…] prophylactic antimicrobial agents should be administered to every patient and as therapy for high-risk patients, such as immunocompromised patients and patients with fevers and chills [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms may include: Fever or chills, in some cases Local swelling around the infected spot Hardened skin tissue Skin lesion that may be an open or closed sore, or a raised [medlineplus.gov]

‘A history of fever, chills or urinary tract infection suggests an infected cyst or an abscess.’ ulcer, ulceration, cyst, boil, blister, sore, pustule, carbuncle, pimple, [en.oxforddictionaries.com]

Acute Pyelonephritis

Pyelonephritis produces symptoms that involve fever with chills, pain at the back (low), nausea and vomiting. [symptoma.com]

Signs and symptoms at presentation were similar between the two groups except a higher proportion of patients with chills in the sitafloxacin group (68.4% vs. 29.4%, p = 0.019 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Common signs and symptoms include acute-onset fever, chills, severe back or flank pain, nausea and vomiting, and costovertebral angle tenderness. [bestpractice.bmj.com]

Choledocholithiasis

[…] duct stone(s) GI disease The presence of gallstones in the common bile duct, which occurs in ±15% of Pts with gallstones Clinical Abdominal pain, N&V; if severe, fever, chills [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Patients with symptoms or signs suggestive of bacterial cholangitis (fever or shaking chills in addition to cholestasis) should be hospitalized. [hepatitis.va.gov]

Septicemia

Fever, chills, tachycardia (rapid heart beat), and tachypnea (rapid respirations) are common acute symptoms of septicemia. [healthcentral.com]

Symptoms include chills, high fever, and rapid breathing and heart rate, and it can progress quickly to confusion, altered mental state, and shock. [alabamapublichealth.gov]

Symptoms Most patients have fever and chills, often of abrupt onset. However, some patients may be hypothermic (low temperature). [healthcentral.com]

Cholecystitis

Symptomatology: —Among the first symptoms are chill and fever. [henriettes-herb.com]

Chills. Bloating. Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes). Cleveland Clinic News & More Cleveland Clinic News & More [my.clevelandclinic.org]

The patient also experiences nausea, vomiting, and chills. [britannica.com]

Bacterial Pneumonia

This results in the fever, chills, and fatigue common in bacterial and fungal pneumonia. [en.wikipedia.org]

It caused him terrible chills, incredible and unforgiving thirst, and even required him to be hospitalized just to stay alive! [study.com]

Pneumonia Fever Rigors Cough Runny nose (either direct bacterial pneumonia or accompanied by primary viral pneumonia) Dyspnea – shortness of breath Chest pain Shaking chills [en.wikipedia.org]

Osteomyelitis

They may also have fever, chills, and redness at the site of the infected area. [medicinenet.com]

Signs and symptoms vary but may include bone pain, fever, chills, excessive sweating, malaise, or an open wound. [web.archive.org]

In adults, the symptoms of osteomyelitis include fever, chills, irritability, swelling or redness over the infected bone, drainage of pus, stiffness, and nausea. [medicinenet.com]

Diverticulitis of the Colon

You may experience significant left, lower abdominal pain with additional symptoms of fever, chills, nausea, vomiting and change in bowels. [dhat.com]

[…] occurs when the openings of diverticula in the wall colon are blocked by waste and become infected, causing severe pain and tenderness in the abdomen, possibly coupled with chills [colorectalconsultants.com]

You may also have fever, nausea, vomiting, chills, cramping, and constipation. In serious cases, diverticulitis can lead to bleeding, tears, or blockages. [medlineplus.gov]

Chronic Pyelonephritis

There also can be shaking chills and nausea and vomiting. The urine may be cloudy, tinged with blood or unusually strong or foul-smelling. [drugs.com]

Clinical features: Fever (usually high fever with chills and rigors). Dysuria. Hematuria. Pain in the costovertibral angle on the affected side. [hubpages.com]

Description A syndrome caused by infection of the renal parenchyma and/or renal pelvis, often producing localized flank/back pain combined with systemic symptoms, such as fever, chills [unboundmedicine.com]

Ascending Cholangitis

SYNONYMS Biliary sepsis Ascending cholangitis Suppurative cholangitis SYMPTOMS Pain, chills, and jaundice ( Charcot triad ) are the cardinal symptoms of cholangitis. [encyclopedia.lubopitko-bg.com]

Clinical findings Right upper quadrant pain that may radiate to the shoulder, variable severity, nausea, vomiting, constipation, episodic chills, fever, slow pulse, Murphy [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

AIDS cholangiopathy, parasitic infections (Ascaris lumbricoides) Presentation Charcot’s Triad: Fever, RUQ pain and jaundice (neither sensitive nor specific) Symptoms Fever/chills [coreem.net]

Gram-Negative Septicaemia

Fever, chills, tachycardia (rapid heart beat), and tachypnea (rapid respirations) are common acute symptoms of septicemia. [healthcentral.com]

This can result in chills, an increased heart rate, and a faster breathing rate. [wisegeekhealth.com]

The onset of septicemia is signaled by a high fever, chills, weakness, and excessive sweating, followed by a decrease in blood pressure. [britannica.com]

Agranulocytosis

003091 Patient UK: Chills [en.wikipedia.org]

Initially patients may be asymptomatic or may present with malaise, fever with or without chills, marked weakness and fatigue. All these symptoms are acute in onset. [medicaljoyworks.com]

Initially patients may be asymptomatic or may present with malaise, fever with or without chills, marked weakness and fatigue. [explainmedicine.com]

Subcutaneous Abscess

Note that generalized symptoms such as fever and chills do not occur with these simple abscesses. [symptoma.com]

General symptoms of an internal abscess can include: discomfort in the area of the abscess fever increased sweating feeling sick vomiting chills pain or swelling in your tummy [nhs.uk]

Signs and symptoms include the presence of a swollen, tender, and erythematous nodular lesion in the skin associated with fever and chills. [fpnotebook.com]