[The clinical case of the month. Apropos of a case of unexplained fever].
An episode of fever of prolonged duration and undetermined origin always remains a difficult clinical problem. Several etiologies can indeed be responsible. If one wishes to obtain a diagnosis of the origin of the fever, one should adopt a well-structured strategy in which the various investigations are carried out in a strictly determined hierarchical order. This is badly needed if one wishes to reach a clue to the diagnosis and be able to implement an adequate therapy. In spite of all this, some cases will remain without precise diagnosis. The treatment of those cases will primary be empirical.
Bustin
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F
Service de Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire, Université de Liège.
Kolh
P
P
Creemers
E
E
Fraipont
V
V
Demonty
J
J
Limet
R
R
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged