[Nodular vasculitis as the cause of fever of unknown origin in elderly--case report].
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is one of the most interesting diagnostic problem in medicine. It may be the background of many different diseases. Infections, neoplasm and autoimmunological diseases are the main reasons of FUO. However, very often the course of main disease is nonspecific and symptoms are difficult to interpret. Then fever may be the only clinical symptom of the disease. FUO in elderly people may cause specific diagnostic problems. We present the case of 75-years old man with FUO. The fever had existed over 6 months before diagnosis. Nodular vasculitis was the reason of fever.
Wiśniewska
Magda
M
Klinika Nefrologii, Transplantologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych Pomorskiej AM w Szczecinie.
Rózański
Jacek
J
Ciechanowski
Kazimierz
K
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*