KROK 1 2017 – Question 124 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A patient with pneumonia has body temperature of 39,2°C. What cells are the main producers of endogenous pyrogen that had caused such temperature rise?
- A. Monocytes
- B. Fibroblasts
- C. Eosinophils
- D. Endotheliocytes
- E. Neutrophils
Hint
Think of the cytokines that carry the fever signal to the hypothalamus, and ask which cell type is their principal producer during infection.
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