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Can Fever Cause Dry Skin And Feeling Of Thirst?

Recently my hands and skin have been extremely dry, this is not my norm. Also, I have been very thirsty. I am just getting over have bronchitis and am wondering if the fevers could have dehydrated me to the point of getting dry skin and increasing my thirst?
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
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Ofcourse fever causes dry skin and increased thirst because whenever fever is there body skin tries to maintain body temperatureand losses water also fever follows with sweating where water and electrolyte loss occurs which causes Dehydration.
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Can Fever Cause Dry Skin And Feeling Of Thirst?

Ofcourse fever causes dry skin and increased thirst because whenever fever is there body skin tries to maintain body temperatureand losses water also fever follows with sweating where water and electrolyte loss occurs which causes Dehydration.