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Fever of unknown origin (FUO) refers to a condition in which the patient has an elevated temperature for which no cause can be found despite investigations by one or more qualified physicians. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] If the cause is found, it is usually a diagnosis of exclusion , eliminating all possibilities until only the correct explanation remains.
An example of such a diagnosis is "fever of unknown origin": to explain the cause of elevated temperature the most common causes of unexplained fever (infection, neoplasm, or collagen vascular disease) must be ruled out. Other examples include: Fibromyalgia [9] Adult-onset Still's disease [10] Behçet's disease [11] Bell's palsy [12]
Fever of unknown origin; Fibromyalgia; G. Geographic tongue; Giant-cell tumor of the tendon sheath; Granuloma annulare; H. Henoch–Schönlein purpura; Hitchhiker's ...
Persistent fever that cannot be explained after repeated routine clinical inquiries is called fever of unknown origin. [7] [54] A neutropenic fever, also called febrile neutropenia, is a fever in the absence of normal immune system function. [55]
Fever of unknown origin; Floating–Harbor syndrome; G. Gómez–López-Hernández syndrome; Gulf War syndrome; H. Hallermann–Streiff syndrome; Hard flaccid syndrome;
Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever: AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIP Acute intermittent porphyria: ALA DD Doss porphyria/ALA dehydratase deficiency/Plumboporphyria (the disease is known by multiple names) ALD Alcoholic liver disease: ALI Acute lung injury: ALL Acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, acute lymphocytic leukemia: ALS Amyotrophic ...
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In August 2022, 9 children in a U.S. case series of hepatitis of unknown cause [38] and 27 of 30 children in a U.K. case series with hepatitis of unknown cause who underwent molecular testing [39] tested positive for human adenovirus 41 in a sample. It remained unclear, however, whether human adenovirus 41 was the cause.