The following are characteristics of central fever except: (A) No diurnal variation, (B) No sweating, (C) Decreased response to external cooling, (D) Resistant to antipyretics
Answer is C. Central fever is due to a brain lesion that has disturbed hypothalamic temperature-regulating centers and has features like:Very high temperature like 42-44 deg CRelative bradycardiaNotable absence of perspirationNo diurnal variationPersists for days to weeksResistant to antipyretics(Ref: Harrison's 18/e p1716)