Fever of unknown origin: Indian perspective

Adrija Hajra; Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20151475

Authors

Adrija Hajra Department of Accident and Emergency, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay Department of Accident and Emergency, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20151475

Keywords:

Fever, notorious, FUO

Abstract

Fever remains a notorious problem for both patients as well as the doctors. In most of the cases the cause is specific but sometimes it becomes a great problem for the sufferer and the care giver. Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is defined as 1. Fever >38.3⁰C (101⁰F) on at least two occasions, 2. Illness duration of > or =3 weeks, 3. No known immunocomprimised state, 4. Diagnosis that remains uncertain after a thorough history-taking， physical examination, and some obligatory investigations.

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