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Continue Reading. Fever of unknown origin is defined as a clinically documented temperature of 101°F or higher on several occasions, coupled with an unrevealing diagnostic workup. The ...
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Cunha BA. Fever of unknown origin. Infect Dis Clin North Am....
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Fever of unknown origin is defined as a clinically...
- Hersch and Oh
Fever of unknown origin has been described as a febrile...
- Roth and Basello
Aug 14, 2023 · Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was first described by Dr. Petersdorf and Dr. Beesom in 1961.[1] FUO was defined as a temperature of 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 degrees Centigrade) or higher with a minimum duration of three weeks without an established diagnosis despite at least one week's investigation in the hospital. This definition was later changed to accommodate technological advances ...
- Ilona Brown, Nancy A. Finnigan
- 2023/08/14
- 2021
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is regarded as a formidable diagnostic challenge. Petersdorf and Beeson [1] made it possible to perform epidemiological studies by introducing a definition of FUO, namely, an illness characterized by a rectal temperature of 38.3°C or higher on at least three occasions, evolving during at least 3 weeks, with no diagnosis reached after 1 week of ‘intelligent ...
Nov 28, 2023 · From the perspective of a practicing clinician, an overarching definition of FUO is fever persisting longer than typical self-limiting conditions (eg, common viral illnesses) in the absence of an identifiable cause despite a reasonable evaluation by an experienced clinician. Many clinical researchers have attempted to more precisely define FUO ...
Feb 2, 2022 · In 1961, Petersdorf and Beeson defined fever of unknown origin (FUO) as a temperature of 38.3°C or higher for at least 3 weeks without a diagnosis, despite 1 week of inpatient investigations. 2 ...
Definition and causes. Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was first defined by Petersdorf and Beeson in 1961, who defined FUO as body temperature above 38.3°C (101°F) on three or more occasions and a duration of illness of at least three weeks, in which no diagnosis was made after one week of hospital admission. 1 In the following years this ...
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Aug 23, 2021 · Prolonged fever of 38.3°C or higher for at least 3 weeks’ duration has been termed fever of unknown origin if unexplained after preliminary investigations. Initially codified in 1961, classification with subgroups was revised in 1991. Additional changes to the definition were proposed in 1997, recommending a set of standardized initial investigations. Advances in diagnosis and management ...
