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Recurrent fever of unknown origin: An overlooked symptom of Fabry disease
Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2020 Objective Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X‐linked lysosomal storage disorder due to the absent or deficient activity of lysosomal hydrolase a‐galactosidase A (α‐Gal A), which leads to the accumulation of its substrates in various organs and tissues ...
Yi Luo, Di Wu, Min Shen
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The Journal of Rheumatology, 2008 Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a challenging problem for the clinician despite recent advances in diagnostic tools and techniques. FUO is defined as temperature > 38.3°C on several occasions and lasting longer than 3 weeks, with a diagnosis that remains uncertain after 1 week of investigations in hospital1.
Kager, Liesbeth M. +2 more
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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.
S, Anuradha +3 more
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Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2007 Objective: To present a unique case of intravascular lymphoma of the inferior turbinate because of its rarity, unusual clinical presentation and difficulty in establishing a diagnosis.
Milabelle B. Lingan, Francis V. Roasa
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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.
Wright, W.F. +3 more
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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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Familial Mediterranean fever presenting as fever of unknown origin in Korea [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2016 Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common Mendelian autoinflammatory disease, characterized by uncontrolled activation of the innate immune system that manifests as recurrent brief fever and polyserositis (e.g., peritonitis, pleuritic, and ...
Jun Hee Lee +6 more
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Saudi Medical Journal, 2003 This report describes a 3-year-old female child with prolonged fever in which a very extensive work-up resulted in the discovery of the underlying congenital anomaly causing her symptom.
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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO): Towards a Uniform Definition and Classification System
Erciyes Medical Journal, 2020 Despite the great advancements seen in medicine in recent years, fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains a serious diagnostic challenge. Regardless of the etiological elucidation in many cases of FUO and the progress seen in the management of these ...
Mile Bosilkovski +2 more
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