Epidemiology of Fever of Unknown Origin At Imbabah Fever Hospital
Maha Abdel Hamid Abdel Hamid Abdallah;
Abstract
FEVER OF unknown origin (FUO) identifies a syndrome of fever that does not resolve spontaneously, in which the cause remains elusive after an extensive diagnostic workup.
Petersdorf and Beeson first coined the term fever of unknown origin in 1961 and defined it as a temperature higher than 38.3°C on several occasions and lasting longer than 3 weeks, with a diagnosis that remains uncertain after 1 week of investigations in hospital. Petersdorf and Beeson chose 3 weeks of fever to eliminate self-limited viral illnesses and to allow sufficient time for appropriate initial investigations to be completed.
The general objective of the current study was to study the epidemiology of FUO.
This was achieved with a descriptive prospective which conducted on patients presented by fever of unknown origin in Imbaba Fever Hospital in the period between June 2018 to May 2019.
Results of current study revealed that:
Infectious diseases were the most common cause of FUO and represents 72% followed by collagen disease 20% & then malignancies about 2%.Un diagnosed were 4.6%.
Petersdorf and Beeson first coined the term fever of unknown origin in 1961 and defined it as a temperature higher than 38.3°C on several occasions and lasting longer than 3 weeks, with a diagnosis that remains uncertain after 1 week of investigations in hospital. Petersdorf and Beeson chose 3 weeks of fever to eliminate self-limited viral illnesses and to allow sufficient time for appropriate initial investigations to be completed.
The general objective of the current study was to study the epidemiology of FUO.
This was achieved with a descriptive prospective which conducted on patients presented by fever of unknown origin in Imbaba Fever Hospital in the period between June 2018 to May 2019.
Results of current study revealed that:
Infectious diseases were the most common cause of FUO and represents 72% followed by collagen disease 20% & then malignancies about 2%.Un diagnosed were 4.6%.
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| Title | Epidemiology of Fever of Unknown Origin At Imbabah Fever Hospital | Other Titles | وبائيات الحمي مجهولة السبب بمستشفي حميات إمبابة | Authors | Maha Abdel Hamid Abdel Hamid Abdallah | Issue Date | 2020 |
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