Classical fever of unknown origin (FUO): Current causes in Mexico

Revista de Investigacion Clinica

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 762-769

  Arce Salinas, César Alejandro ^a,b   Morales Velázquez, José Luis ^a   Villaseñor Ovies, Pablo ^a   Muro Cruz, Daniel ^a  

^a Hospital Central Sur de Petroleos Mexicanos   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mexico; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Third referral center; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEXICO; NEOPLASM; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33646187585     PISSN: 00348376     EISSN: 00348376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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