title: Fever of unknown origin: an unusual case.
abstract: Recurrent episodic fever of unknown origin (FUO) arising from tumour of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report an otherwise healthy 62-year-old man with recurrent circumscribed bouts of fever and raised CRP for 3 years who has remained well and fever-free 2 years after the removal of a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the colon. Occult colonic neoplasm should be considered and sought when routine investigations for FUO are negative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 1AA, UK.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Hayman
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bansal