Fever of unknown origin natural history, complications and prognosis
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Synonyms and keywords: febris continua e causa ignota; febris e causa ignota; febris E.C.I.; FUO; PUO; pyrexia of unknown origin
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
- The course and prognosis of disease dependent on the underlying cause of FUO.[1][2]
- Prognosis is poor in case of old age patients or when malignancy is the cause of FUO
- In more than 50 % cases cause is unknown despite extensive investigation in such cases prognosis is good.
References
- ↑ Wright WF, Auwaerter PG (2020). "Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin: Review, Recent Advances, and Lingering Dogma". Open Forum Infect Dis. 7 (5): ofaa132. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaa132. PMC 7237822 Check
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value (help). - ↑ Mulders-Manders C, Simon A, Bleeker-Rovers C (2015). "Fever of unknown origin". Clin Med (Lond). 15 (3): 280–4. doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.15-3-280. PMC 4953114. PMID 26031980.