2003
DOI: 10.1016/s0953-6205(03)91461-0
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P198 Fever of unknown origin — predictors of outcome. A prospective multicenter study on 164 patients

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“…The condition is a diagnostic challenge and as such constitutes a significant number of referrals to tertiary care centers. Previous studies have described the spectrum of the disease to be mainly secondary to infectious, neoplastic or inflammatory diseases 136. Occasionally, miscellaneous diseases such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can present as FUO 7.…”
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“…The condition is a diagnostic challenge and as such constitutes a significant number of referrals to tertiary care centers. Previous studies have described the spectrum of the disease to be mainly secondary to infectious, neoplastic or inflammatory diseases 136. Occasionally, miscellaneous diseases such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can present as FUO 7.…”
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“…Occasionally, miscellaneous diseases such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can present as FUO 7. Some of these cases, the incidence of which has varied between 9% and 30% in different studies, end without a diagnosis despite exhaustive workup 39. The prognosis of these patients, who are considered to have “true” FUO, was found to be generally good 910…”
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“…Esta serie muestra la distribución de diagnósticos etiológicos del SFP en niños del área sur-oriente de Santiago derivados a la Unidad de Infectología Pediátrica del HSR. Concordantemente con la literatura publicada la etiología infecciosa sigue siendo la más relevante en nuestro centro, alcanzando dos tercios de los casos, sin embargo, dentro de las etiologías específicas encontradas existen ciertas diferencias [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] . Entre las etiologías más frecuentes observadas en países en desarrollo persisten la tuberculosis, fiebre tifoidea, leishmaniasis y brucelosis 4,5,7 .…”
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“…El síndrome febril prolongado (SFP) en niños, si bien no es una patología frecuente, constituye aún hoy en día un desafío diagnóstico y una causa de ansiedad importante para padres y médicos tratantes, llevando muchas veces a incurrir en gastos innecesarios y hospitalizaciones prolongadas. Existen escasos reportes respecto a este tema en la literatura tanto nacional como internacional y hay falta de consenso en cuanto a su definición, además de una importante variabilidad de las etiologías descritas según lugar geográfico y nivel de desarrollo del país [1][2][3] . Todo esto dificulta el estudio apropiado y diagnóstico oportuno de esta patología.…”
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