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  1. Fever of unknown origin is defined as a clinically documented temperature of 101°F or higher on several occasions, cou-pled with an unrevealing diagnostic workup. The diferential diagnosis is...

  2. 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 differential diagnosis is...

  3. 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...

  4. Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a clinical and diagnostic challenge in routine medical practice and the potential causes of FUO may involve more than 200 diseases [1, 2]. Apart from diarrheal diseases, respiratory infections, and skin lesions, FUO is one of the most common health problems in travelers [ 3 , 4 ].

  5. More than 50 years after the first definition of fever of unknown origin (FUO), it still remains a diagnostic challenge. Evaluation starts with the identification of potential diagnostic clues (PDCs), which should guide further investigations.

  6. Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was originally defined by Petersdorf and Beeson as an illness of more than 3 weeks’ duration, with fever greater than 38.3 °C (101 °F) on several occasions, the cause of which is uncertain after 1 week of in-hospital investigations.

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  8. Aug 14, 2023 · The causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) are often common conditions presenting atypically. The list of causes is extensive, and it is broken down into broader categories, such as infection, noninfectious inflammatory conditions, malignancies, and miscellaneous.

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