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Infectiology
4. FUO- fever of unknown origin
Causes
Other causes
Pulmonal embolisation
Thermoregulation problem
Peripheral
phaeochromocytoma
hyperthyreosis
Central
hypothalamic dysfunction
encephalitis
brain tumor
stroke
Haematomas
Drug fever
Necrosis
Postmyocardiac syndrome
Gout
Factitious fever
Miscellaneous
Granulomatous diseases
Sarcoidosis
Granulomatomic hepatitis
Crohn's disease
Malignancies 20-30%
Atrial myxoma (rare)
Lymphomas
Solid tumors: liver, kidney, colon
Leukemias
Immunological disorders 10-15%
other systemic autoimmune diseases (PSS, PM; MCTD)
thyreoiditis
still's-disease
SLE
rheumatoid arthritis
vasculitises
Infections: 30-40%
Mycobacterium
Atypic infections
Tuberculosis
Intravascular infections
iv. catheter
Aortitis
Infective endocarditis
Local pyogenic infections
Pelvic infections
Diverticulitis
Osteomyelitis
Absecesses- liver, spleen, subphrenic, pancreas, prostate
Clinical forms
HIV-associated
T>38.3°C on several occasions found over >4 weeks or >3 days for hospitalised its with HIV.
Dg considered if appropriate investigations over 3 days. incl. 2 days of incubation of cultures, reveal no source
Nosocomial
T >38.3° on several occasions in hospitalised pt receiving acute care and in whom infection was not manifest or incubating on admission.
3 days of investigations incl. at least 2 days incubation of cultures: minimum requirement for dg
Neutropenic
T>38.3° on several occasions in pt whose neutrophil count <0.5 G/l
Classic
T >38.3° on several occasions for >3 weeks in spite of investigations on 3 outpatient visits or 3 days of stay in the hospital
or 1 week of invasive ambulatory investigations
Definition
3 outpatient visits or 3 days of stay in hospital or 1 week of invasive ambulatory investigations
Recorded on several occasions occurring for >3 weeks
Temperature >38.3°C