unknown origin in children
Etiological profile of fever of unknown origin in children between 1 month to 12 years admitted in an urban referral centre
... In the present study three cases of infective endocarditis masquerading as fever of unknown origin were noted. In two cases of previously well children without a focus, vegetation involving tricuspid ...
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Fever in the tropics: aetiology and clinical profile of fever of unknown origin in children-a prospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital in South India
... 29 children were diagnosed both on clinical and serological studies based on IgM ELISA; and 6 were diagnosed based on the presence of eschar and other clinical symptoms and signs like myalgia, lymphadenopathy and ...
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Relative Importance of Bacteremia and Viremia in the Course of Acute Fevers of Unknown Origin in Outpatient Children
... An ad- ditional seven children stifi febrile at the first follow- up visit, became afebrile at 72 to 96 hours without a localized source of infection being identified.. Eight of the nine[r] ...
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess in Normal Children With Fever of Unknown Origin
... A liver-spleen scan was performed because of continued fever associated with minimal right upper quadrant pain and revealed a large intrahepatic filling defect in the lateral aspect of t[r] ...
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Cat Scratch Disease in Two Children Presenting with Fever of Unknown Origin: Imaging Features and Association with a New Causative Agent, Rochalimaea henselae
... We recently have evaluated two pediatric patients presenting with fever of unknown origin, in whom imaging studies revealed the presence of multiple hepatic and splenic lesions.. One of [r] ...
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Systemic Bartonella henselae Infection in Immunocompetent Adult Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin
... B. henselae is a small gram-negative bacteria that can produce two entirely different pathologic reactions, depending on the immune status of the host: CSD, which is characterized by granulomatous nonangiogenic ...
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Fever of Unknown Origin: the Value of FDG-PET/CT.
... Comparing these studies is again difficult as they used a different definition of FUO. Also, Jasper et al. considered some of the negative FDG-PET/CT results useful 41 , although a negative FDG-PET/CT scan is only ...
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Childhood fever of unknown origin (FUO) – A Pandora box
... of children presenting with FUO was rheumatological diseases, preceded only by infections ...in children presenting with musculoskeletal complaints to rheumatology OPD, JIA was the diagnosis in ...these ...
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HISTOPLASMOSIS IN CHILDREN
... palpable at the right costal margin, the rest of the physical examination was normal.. Admitted as a fever of unknown origin, labora-.[r] ...
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IL-6-Producing, Noncatecholamines Secreting Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin
... healthy children and her husband, who was her only sexual partner, and there was no history of sexually transmitted disease or known exposure to tuberculosis ...
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Double trouble: visceral leishmaniasis in twins after traveling to Tuscany – a case report
... of unknown origin and pancytopenia in young children living in countries with endemic disease and highlights the importance of obtaining a detailed travel ...
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Spleen nodules: a potential hallmark of Visceral Leishmaniasis in young children
... Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe disease caused by Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean basin, and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Infantile VL may begin suddenly, with ...
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Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus Renal Abscess: A Rare Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin
... retrospect, this child did have back pain on the day of the onset of fever, but it was transient and no CVA tenderness or abdominal pain was elicited on re- peated physical examinations. Second, the case is unique ...
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Aetiologic Agents of Fevers of Unknown Origin among Patients in Benin City, Nigeria
... Age significantly (P = 0.0185) affected the prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in the current study. Malaria prevalence decreased with age until age 31–40 years old. Thereafter, the prevalence increased. The effect of ...
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Coma of unknown origin in the emergency department: implementation of an in-house management routine
... The absolute number of eligible patients included in this study showed an upward trend over time, possibly indicating that establishing the SOP may have met a cer- tain demand in our catchment area for a specialised ...
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Cancers of unknown primary origin: current perspectives and future therapeutic strategies
... of unknown primary origin could only be made if the primary tumour was not found at autopsy ...of unknown primary should have an accurate physical examination, complete laboratory tests and a whole ...
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Lactate Gap: A Diagnostic Support in Severe Metabolic Acidosis of Unknown Origin
... Knowledge of the analytical interference of gly- colate and glyoxylate leading to false lactate elevation on many POC blood gas analyzers is therefore crucial when seeing patients with s[r] ...
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Undifferentiated epithelioid sarcoma presenting as a fever of unknown origin: a case report
... Conclusion: This case revealed an atypical presentation of a rare soft tissue sarcoma as the cause of the illness. The etiology behind a fever of unknown origin can be difficult to elucidate, making the ...
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Role of Coelioscopy in the Etiologic Diagnosis of Exudative Ascites of Unknown Origin of the Women
... Introduction: The aim of this study was to clarify the role of laparoscopy in the etiological diagno- sis of exudative ascites of unknown origin in women. Materials and Methods: This was a prospec- tive ...
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Miliary Tuberculosis with Tubercular Uveitis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin: A Case Report
... Before attending to our hospital, the girl was treated with multiple oral & parenteral antibiotics and also anti-malarial with adequate dose and duration and her condition remained static. On admission, she was very ...
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