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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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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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Case Series of Prolonged Febrile Illness in Pediatric Age Group: A Diagnostic Challenge [PDF]
Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2023 Background: Fever is defined as a rectal temperature of 100.4oF or more. It is a physiologic response characterized by an elevation of body temperature above normal variation.
Noorul Aina +4 more
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Aortitis Secondary to Cogan’s Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022 Fever of unknown origin remains a diagnostic challenge. Aortitis, defined as inflammation of the aorta, has multiple infectious and non-infectious causes.
Maria Margarida Rosado +4 more
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Diagnostic value of FDG-PET/CT in fever of unknown origin
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2022 Background Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a challenging clinical problem in medicine that needs collaboration of various diagnostic techniques to establish the accurate diagnosis.
Maha Omar Mohamed Elshalakani +3 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi +2 more
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Fever of unknown origin, with a twist [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2013 The authors present a case of an 81-year-old man with fever of unknown origin. The case report is illustrated with the images which clarified the diagnosis in this challenging case. The cardiac MR images were of critical importance in arriving at a diagnosis of aortic root mycotic pseudoaneurysm with rupture into the right ventricle.
Ronstan, Lobo +3 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains conflicting, limited by small sample sizes. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane controlled register of trials (CENTRAL) were searched on ...
Ahmad A. Toubasi, Thuraya N. Al‐Sayegh
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From autoimmune hepatitis to Q fever
Italian Journal of Medicine, 2015 Q fever is an infectious disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. Its clinical presentation is often nonspecific and the serological diagnosis difficult to make, especially in the absence of specific and suspected medical history.
Davide Tizzani +5 more
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Kikuchi´s disease of the xanthomathous type with cutaneous manifestations [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Kikuchi's disease is a benign, self-limiting disease, whose pathogenesis remains unknown. Patients most often present with cervical lymphadenopathy, sometimes associated with fever and leukopenia.
Cristina Resende +4 more
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