Fever of unknown origin: A clinical approach

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1138.e1-1138.e15

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Lortholary, Olivier ^c,d   Cunha, Cheston B ^e,f  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult fevers of unknown origin; Fevers of unknown origin; Focused diagnostic approach

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RECURRENT FEVER; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TRAVEL; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; PROCEDURES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84941811214     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.001     Document Type: Review

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