An unusual cause of postoperative fever: a case report.
A typical gynecologic approach to postoperative fever and its theoretical as well as practical shortcomings is discussed. Difficulties in establishing a specific diagnosis in the gynecologic patient with postoperative fever are explored. A case of exacerbation of dermatomyositis in the immediate postoperative period illustrates the failings of our current approach to postoperative fever.
D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery