[Clinical analysis of 130 patients with fever of unknown origin].
Hospital records of 130 patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) from 1985 to 1989 were studied. Etiologic diagnoses were made in 117 (90%) patients, 60 (46.1%) patients had infections, 22 (16.9%) neoplasms, 19 (14.6%) connective tissue diseases, and 16(12.3%) various diseases grouped under "miscellaneous", 10% of the FUO cases remained undiagnosed and the death rate was 13.8%. This clinical analysis showed that infection was the most frequent cause of FUO in this series.
Deng
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Department of Medicine, PUMC Hospital, Beijing.
Wang
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications