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Prolonged fever of unknown origin: etiology and diagnostic approaches. |
Cahiers d'études et de recherches francophones / Santé . Volume 1, Number 5, 369-74, Décembre 1991, Synthèse
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Author(s) : Olivier Lortholary, Loïc Guillevin |
Summary : Prolonged fever of unknown origin continues to pose diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Infectious diseases are the main etiology, with one-third of case being due to tuberculosis\; cancer and inflammatory conditions are other major causes. The initial work-up should include bacteriological tests, ENT and dental examinations, and an abdominal CT scan which provides the diagnosis in 28% of cases. Therapeutic tests with anti-tuberculosis drugs, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents and steroids are useful when paraclinical tests are negative. |
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