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A RARE ETIOLOGY OF FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN:ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2014
Inflammatory bowel disease is a very rare cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO). We present here a rare case of ulcerative colitis (UC) without diarrhea accompanied by the FUO.
Ayse Unal Esiyok, Irfan Yavasoglu, Gokhan Sargin, Gurhan Kadikoylu, Adil Coskun, Ibrahim Meteoglu, Zahit Bolaman   +6 more
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Diagnostic Challenges in Pediatric Fever of Unknown Origin: Combined Role of Ferritin and Fever Duration

Children
Background: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in children remains a diagnostic challenge due to heterogeneous etiologies. This study investigated the etiological distribution, long-term outcomes of undefined cases, and laboratory predictors that ...
Pınar Önal, Gözde Apaydın Sever, Beste Akdeniz Eren, Gülşen Kes, Esra Özek Yücel, Süheyla Ocak, Ayça Kıykım, Sezgin Şahin, Haluk Çokuğraş, Fatih Aygün, Özgür Kasapçopur, Fatma Deniz Aygün   +11 more
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An unsolved case of fever

Clinical Management Issues, 2015
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is extremely difficult to diagnose. It is defined as an illness lasting more than 3 weeks with a temperature exceeding 38 °C on several occasions and with an uncertain diagnosis after 1 week of intensive investigations in ...
Elena Guidetti, Monica Cevenini, Maria Luigia Cipollini, Maria Camilla Fabbri, Paola Tomassetti, Roberto Corinaldesi   +5 more
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Unbound Intrinsic Formation Clearance of 6β‐Hydroxycortisol Is a Useful Biomarker of CYP3A4 Activity during Pregnancy

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Pregnancy results in multiple physiological changes that impact drug disposition. For example, hepatic CYP3A activity and renal transporter‐mediated clearance increase in late pregnancy, but the time course of these changes across pregnancy is not known.
Aurora K Authement, Mary F Hebert, Emily E Fay, Nina Isoherranen   +3 more
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Fever of unknown origin: A 12-year case series in Colombia

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Background: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a diagnostic challenge with highly heterogeneous causes. Its etiology can change according to the studied regions, and the chance of reaching a diagnosis depends on available resources.
Juan Manuel Vásquez-Jiménez, Sebastián Mackenzie, Jorge Pulido-Arenas, Santiago Bernal-Macías, Javier Ricardo Garzon, Ivonne Tatiana Ordóñez, Néstor Fabián Correa, Oscar Muñoz   +7 more
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Epilepsy educational curriculum for nurses: A report from the Nursing Section of the International League Against Epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract A comprehensive, competency‐based epilepsy curriculum is needed to strengthen nurses' capacity to care for people with epilepsy worldwide. Such a curriculum should be adaptable across nursing roles, practice settings, and geographic regions.
Patricia O. Shafer, Sandra Dewar, Ariane Bernier, Ludivine Rohrer, Nancy Santilli, Carmela Redhead, Tammy Gravel, Gagandeep Singh, Jane R. von Gaudecker   +8 more
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Role of Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Scan in Reaching Definite Diagnosis in Patients With Fever of Unknown Origin and Inflammation of Unknown Origin in Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic

Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews
Umut Yılmaz Koreli,1 Ege Sinan Torun,2 Mine Adaş3 1University of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; 2University of Health Sciences, Prof.
Koreli UY, Torun ES, Adaş M
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Occipital irregular delta activity in focal epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Nonspecific occipital irregular delta activity (OID) is a common finding in focal epilepsy (FE). However, the significance of OID and its relationship to the underlying etiology of FE remain largely unstudied. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between OID and the etiology of FE, as well as the relationship between OID ...
Mónika Bessenyei, Miklós Emri, Johanna Dömötör, Béla Clemens   +3 more
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Diagnostic approach for patients with unidentified fever according to the classical criteria of fever of unknown origin in the field of autoimmune disorders

Immunological Medicine, 2019
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is caused by various diseases, making differential diagnosis difficult. This study aimed to determine the clinical features of patients with FUO for use in daily medical practice.
Rina Watanabe, Hirotake Sakuraba, Hiroto Hiraga, Dai Kishida, Shinji Ota, Keisuke Hasui, Hidezumi Kikuchi, Yui Akemoto, Nahoko Tanaka, Takato Maeda, Yasuhisa Murai, Shukuko Yoshida, Tetsuya Tatsuta, Manabu Sawaya, Daisuke Chinda, Tatsuya Mikami, Yoh Ishiguro, Shinsaku Fukuda   +17 more
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Electroclinical phenotypes—genetic characterization of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies in a cohort study

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are characterized by refractory seizures and frequently recurring epileptic activity with neurodevelopmental delay or regression that usually begin in early life. We aimed to define the relationship between electroclinical features and etiology, as well as the genotype–phenotype ...
Burcu Yaman, Fulya Kurekci, Sinan Akbas, Ceyda Oney, Mehmet Akif Kilic, Hulya Maras Genc, Ayca Dilruba Aslanger, Edibe Pembegul Yildiz   +7 more
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