title: [Severe periodontal disease as the cause of a fever of unknown origin].
abstract: A 41-year old man was admitted to a university medical centre with a belly ache, bloody diarrhoea and fever with peaks rising up to 39 degrees C. The differential diagnosis included among others infectious bowel disease, tuberculosis and amoeba-infection. After the exclusion of other pathologies the diagnosis morbus Crohn was given. A few days later the patient complained about toothache and severe periodontal disease was diagnosed. Instantly after extraction of the entire dentition the fever disappeared.
authors.affiliation: egbertvanderhoeve@hotmail.com
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: van der Hoeve
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Croles
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wismeijer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D016896:Treatment Outcome