Hospital fever

Elevation of body temperature above normal due to inflammatory or immune responses.

Disease Alternative Name

fever
pyrexia
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A 40 year old female was admitted to the hospital because of fever to 103 F. Despite a thorough work up in the hospital for over 3 weeks no etiology has been found and she continues to have temperature spikes greater than 102 F .What is the...See More

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FUO is now defined as follows: 1. Fever ≥38.3°C (≥101°F) on at least two occasions 2. Illness duration of ≥3 weeks 3. No known immunocompromised state 4. Diagnosis that remains uncertain after a thorough history-taking, physical ex...


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