[FUO (fever of unknown origin) as a presenting sign of West Nile fever].
West Nile fever is an infection affecting thousands of people each year, and is responsible for a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations from a mild febrile illness to lethal encephalitis. The prevalence of this infection and its associated morbidity has risen dramatically in recent years. We present a patient with non-specific complaints and prolonged fever for 7 weeks. He underwent thorough investigation, which almost ended with abdominal laparoscopy until the final diagnosis of West Nile Fever was established.
Prince
Sagit
S
Department of Internal Medicine B Hasharon Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv.
Zeidman
Aliza
A
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission