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Vnitřní lékařství, 2021 Fever of unknown origin is a rare clinical syndrome, that represents a significant diagnostic challenge. There have been described more than 200 potential diseases, that can manifest as a fever of unknown origin. These are classically divided into following categories: infections, non-infectious inflammatory diseases, malignancies, and other ...
Vyacheslav, Grebenyuk +11 more
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Clinical Medicine, 2008 There are many potential causes of FUO. Most cases are due to unusual presentations of common diseases rather than rare or exotic diseases. The key to establishing the diagnosis is a careful history and careful repeated examinations followed by targeted investigations.
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Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2009 Fever of unknown origin (FUO) often is defined as a fever greater than 38.3 degrees C on several occasions during at least 3 weeks with uncertain diagnosis after a number of obligatory tests. In general, infection accounts for approximately one-fourth of cases of FUO, followed by neoplasm and noninfectious inflammatory diseases. No diagnosis is reached
Bleeker-Rovers, C.P. +2 more
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Clinical Medicine, 2015 More than 50 years after the first definition of fever of unknown origin (FUO), it still remains a diagnostic challenge. Evaluation starts with the identification of potential diagnostic clues (PDCs), which should guide further investigations. In the absence of PDCs a standardised diagnostic protocol should be followed with PET-CT as the imaging ...
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Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 1998 Forty six patients of fever of unknown origin in Service Hospitals who met the standard criteria were studied between 1989 and 1997. Infectious diseases contributed 21 patients (45.65%) of which 13 (28.26%) were diagnosed to have tuberculosis. Eight patients each (17.39%) of malignancies and collagen vascular diseases were seen, solid tumours were ...
S K, Datta, M K, Mahapatra
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Medical Clinics of North AmericaFever of unknown origin in adolescents is a challenging disease state for which potential underlying etiology can include infectious, non-infectious inflammatory, and malignancy processes. Careful and thorough history (including exposure history), serial examination, and targeted laboratory and imaging testing is critical for these patients.
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1999 A 68-year-old man presented with a history of low-grade, continuous fever and malaise for 3 years. There was no associated history of cough, breathlessness, palpitations, headache, vomiting, joint pains, rash, urinary or bowel disturbances. The patient had been investigated on many occasions in the past for the fever.
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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 1996 Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is defined as a temperature elevation of 101 degrees F (38.3 degrees C) or higher for 3 weeks or longer, the cause of which is not diagnosed after 1 week of intensive in-hospital investigation. This article discusses the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of FUOs.
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