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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Naresh Mullaguri, M.B.B.S. [2]
Causes
Common Causes
- Extrapulmonary tuberculosis[1] - most frequent cause of fever of unknown origin.
- Drug fever - adverse reactions of medications should always be considered as an important cause before starting actual evaluation for FUO.
- Histoplasmosis
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Blastomycosis - any systemic granulomatous disease can be a cause of FUO.
- Sarcoidosis - one of the important differential diagnosis for FUO in African-american population.
- Lymphoma - most common cause of FUO in adults.
- Pulmonary embolism
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Endocarditis - although it is a rare cause, it is always important to think over it as one of the differential diagnosis.
- Factitious fever[2]- most of the times it is an underestimated cause of FUO but it is often important to consider it in people who worked in the medical field and majority of them are females.
Causes by Organ System
Causes by Alphabetical Order
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References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Edition, The McGraw-Hill Companies, ISBN 0-07-140235-7
- ↑ Mandell's Principles and Practices of Infection Diseases 6th Edition (2004) by Gerald L. Mandell MD, MACP, John E. Bennett MD, Raphael Dolin MD, ISBN 0-443-06643-4 · Hardback · 4016 Pages Churchill Livingstone
- ↑ Méndez-Tovar LJ, Manzano-Gayosso P, Cumplido-Uribe C, Hernández-Hernández F, Ramos-Hernández J, López-Martínez R (2012). "[Invasive mycosis, immunocompromise and fever of unknown origin]". Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc (in Spanish; Castilian). 50 (6): 609–14. PMID 23331746.
- ↑ Zhang J, Chen B, Xu X; et al. (2012). "Clinical features of 66 lymphoma patients presenting with a fever of unknown origin". Intern. Med. 51 (18): 2529–36. PMID 22989822.
- ↑ Aguilar-Olivos N, Del Carmen Manzano-Robleda M, Gutiérrez-Grobe Y, Chablé-Montero F, Albores-Saavedra J, López-Méndez E (2013). "Granulomatous hepatitis caused by Q fever: a differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin". Ann Hepatol. 12 (1): 138–41. PMID 23293205. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Chandrankunnel J, Cunha BA, Petelin A, Katz D (2012). "Fever of unknown origin (FUO) and a renal mass: renal cell carcinoma, renal tuberculosis, renal malakoplakia, or xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis?". Heart Lung. 41 (6): 606–9. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2012.03.008. PMID 22658892.
- ↑ Petelin A, Johnson DH, Cunha BA (2012). "Fever of unknown origin (FUO) due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presenting as pericarditis". Heart Lung. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2012.07.002. PMID 22980227. Unknown parameter
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