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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) | Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was formally defined for the first time by Petersdorf and Beeson: “[[fever]] above 38.3° C (100.9° F) on several occasions, persisting without diagnosis for at least three weeks in spite of at least one week’s investigation in hospital.ʺ<ref name="AuwaerterWright2020">{{cite journal|last1=Auwaerter|first1=Paul G|last2=Wright|first2=William F|title=Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin: Review, Recent Advances, and Lingering Dogma|journal=Open Forum Infectious Diseases|volume=7|issue=5|year=2020|issn=2328-8957|doi=10.1093/ofid/ofaa132}}</ref> | ||
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Durack and Street made four different categories of fever of unknown origin in 1991: | |||
#Classic FUO | |||
#[[Nosocomial]] FUO | |||
#Neutropenic FUO | |||
#[[Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)|HIV]] related FUO<ref name="AuwaerterWright20202">{{cite journal|last1=Auwaerter|first1=Paul G|last2=Wright|first2=William F|title=Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin: Review, Recent Advances, and Lingering Dogma|journal=Open Forum Infectious Diseases|volume=7|issue=5|year=2020|issn=2328-8957|doi=10.1093/ofid/ofaa132}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Ailments of unknown etiology]] | [[Category:Ailments of unknown etiology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: febris continua e causa ignota; febris e causa ignota; febris E.C.I.; FUO; PUO; pyrexia of unknown origin
Overview
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was formally defined for the first time by Petersdorf and Beeson: “fever above 38.3° C (100.9° F) on several occasions, persisting without diagnosis for at least three weeks in spite of at least one week’s investigation in hospital.ʺ[1]
Durack and Street made four different categories of fever of unknown origin in 1991:
- Classic FUO
- Nosocomial FUO
- Neutropenic FUO
- HIV related FUO[2]
References
- ↑ Auwaerter, Paul G; Wright, William F (2020). "Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin: Review, Recent Advances, and Lingering Dogma". Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7 (5). doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa132. ISSN 2328-8957.
- ↑ Auwaerter, Paul G; Wright, William F (2020). "Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin: Review, Recent Advances, and Lingering Dogma". Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7 (5). doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa132. ISSN 2328-8957.