Fever of Unknown Origin: Retrospective Analysis of 38 Cases
Introduction: The fever of unknown origin (FUO) cases are one of the main patient group of infectious diseases departments. The reason of FUO followed in our department were evaluated in this study. Patients and Methods: Thirty-eight cases (18 male, 20 female) of FUO seen in the Department of Infect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2009-14-4-159-164.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: The fever of unknown origin (FUO) cases are one of the main patient group of infectious diseases departments. The reason of FUO followed in our department were evaluated in this study. Patients and Methods: Thirty-eight cases (18 male, 20 female) of FUO seen in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University between January 2007 and January 2009 were analyzed retrospectively. The cases within a classic definition of FUO as established by Petersdorf and Beeson were included. Results: The average age of the patients was 51 ± 19 years (20-82). The mean duration of hospitalization was 20 ± 12 (7-63) days. In 32 (84.2%) patients, the diagnosis was established, while in 6 (15.8%) patients, the cause of fever could not be explained. The etiology was infectious in 19 (50%) patients, collagen vascular diseases in 6 (15.8%), and neoplasm in 6 (15.8%), and pulmonary embolism was diagnosed in 1 (2.6%) patient. The most common infectious diseases were brucellosis, infective endocarditis and atypical pneumonia. The most frequently performed invasive procedure was the aspiration and biopsy of bone marrow. Of the 38 patients, 8 (21%) died. Conclusion: Infectious diseases were the most common causes of FUO in our study as in other studies in our country; however, it is striking that there was no tuberculosis among our cases, which is in contrast to other studies. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |