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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
High-Yield Explanation
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)

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