Fever of unknown origin causes
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Overview
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
- Sarcoidosis
- 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