Why does core body temperature dramatically drop during severe septic shock despite initial fever?

💡 Explanation

Septic shock causes a failure in thermoregulation because inflammatory mediators disrupt the normal hypothalamic set point, leading to a perceived need to lower body temperature. Therefore, the set point is reduced, rather than vasoconstriction, metabolism or brown fat, which would increase temperature.

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