Fever of unknown origin (FUO) refers to a condition in which the patient has an elevated temperature (fever) but, despite investigations by one or more...
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Persistent fever that cannot be explained after repeated routine clinical inquiries is called fever of unknown origin. A neutropenic fever, also called...
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Idiopathic disease (section Usage of synonyms)
An idiopathic disease is any disease with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparent spontaneous origin. For some medical conditions, one or more causes...
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Gallium scan (section Radiochemistry of gallium-67)
that may be the cause of a fever of unknown origin. Gallium-68 DOTA scans are increasingly replacing octreotide scans (a type of indium-111 scan using...
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tool: the character of the complaints and nonspecific symptoms (such as fatigue, weight loss, unexplained anemia, fever of unknown origin, paraneoplastic...
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ECI febris e causa ignota (normally written as febris E.C.I.) fever of unknown origin ECLS extracorporeal life support ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation...
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Marburg virus disease (redirect from Marburg haemorrhagic fever)
had been hospitalized with a fever of unknown origin. At the time, serologic testing was negative for viral hemorrhagic fever. She was discharged on January...
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Follicular Unit Transplantation FUO fever of unknown origin FVC forced vital capacity (spirometry test value used in assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
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diagnosis is "fever of unknown origin": to explain the cause of elevated temperature the most common causes of unexplained fever (infection, neoplasm,...
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or manage. They may also be asked to help determine the cause of a fever of unknown origin. Specialists in infectious diseases can practice both in hospitals...
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Szakáll S, et al. (April 2002). "Fever of unknown origin with seronegative spondyloarthropathy: an atypical manifestation of Whipple's disease". Ann. Rheum...
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first infection of cardiovirus in humans was identified in 2007 in a stool sample of an infant that was experiencing fever of unknown origin. It was subsequently...
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can identify an underlying microbial cause in cases of endocarditis and fever of unknown origin. The pathogens most frequently identified in blood cultures...
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as they are used intelligently. The advantages of brevity should be weighed against the possibilities of obfuscation (making the communication harder for...
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scan and indium-111 white blood cell imaging may be used to image fever of unknown origin (elevated temperature without an explanation). However, the indium...
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blood in the urine. Chronic pyelonephritis can in addition cause fever of unknown origin. Furthermore, inflammation-related proteins can accumulate in organs...
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fever of unknown origin (FUO). If untreated, death will occur in approximately 10% of cases. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic...
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less than usual; has lost weight or failed to gain weight; has a fever of unknown origin; intra-ocular signs; jaundice. Biochemistry: hypergammaglobulinaemia;...
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ER (TV series) (redirect from Chief of Emergency Medicine (ER TV show))
Party") (1:57) Canine Blues (from "Make of Two Hearts") (2:27) Goodbye Baby Susie (from "Fever of Unknown Origin") (3:11) Doug & Carol (from "The Gift")...
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Acronyms in healthcare List of medical abbreviations: Overview List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations List of abbreviations for medical organisations...
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Gaeta, Giovanni Battista; Brancaccio, Giuseppina (2019-07-22). "Fever of unknown origin (FUO): which are the factors influencing the final diagnosis? A...
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is regarded as the causative organism of many cases of illnesses generally classed as fevers of unknown origin in humans in Africa. Until recently, fleas...
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Encephalitis lethargica (redirect from Encephalitis lethargica epidemic of 1918–1930)
syndrome Fever of unknown origin Berger JR, Vilensky JA (2014). "Encephalitis lethargica (von Economo's encephalitis)". Neurovirology. Handbook of Clinical...
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Alterations in Body Temperature Chapter 15: Fever Chapter 16: Fever and Rash Chapter 17: Fever of Unknown Origin Section 3: Nervous System Dysfunction Chapter...
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Metalloid (section Origin and usage)
Yung E & Katz DS 2013, 'Imaging in Fever of Unknown Origin', in BA Cunha (ed.), Fever of Unknown Origin, Informa Healthcare USA, New York, pp. 209–28...
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Mevalonate kinase deficiency (redirect from Hyper-IgD and periodic fever syndrome)
includes a number of cases from other countries. The differential diagnosis includes fever of unknown origin, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and familial...
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visits (cough, sore throat, back pain, fever, headache, abdominal pain, chest pain, other pain, shortness of breath, vomiting) and made suggestions as...
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sample taken in November 1981 from an 8-month-old female with fever of unknown origin.[citation needed] This is the first human virus in the genus Cardiovirus...
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FUO may refer to: Fuo, Ghana, a suburb of Tamale Federal University, Otuoke, in Nigeria Fever of unknown origin Foshan Shadi Airport in Guangdong Province...
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Rail station code Pyrexia or fever of unknown origin può is the Italian word for "he/she/it can", and it occurs in the title of books, films and songs. All...
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