Prolonged low fever may lead to wasting of the body, water-salt-electrolyte disorders, organ disease of the body and other hazards.
1. Wasting of the human body: If long-term low fever, it may lead to wasting of the human body. Because long-term low fever will affect the digestive function, resulting in decreased appetite, fatigue and other symptoms, affecting the intake of nutrients.
2. Salt, water and electrolyte disorders: when the patient has a prolonged low fever, it may cause increased sweating and loss of water and electrolytes. In severe cases, water-salt-electrolyte disorders may occur, aggravating the original disease.
3. Organic lesions: when long-term low fever, it will be easy to have many effects on the function of the body, resulting in organic lesions, such as tuberculosis, chronic foci of infection.
Long-term low fever patients should go to the hospital in time, after clarifying the cause of the disease to give appropriate treatment and therapy.