Prolonged fever with recurrent diarrhoea

An Adult Woman Diagnosed with Recurrent Rheumatic Fever and Infective Endocarditis with Manifestations of Prolonged Fever and Heart Murmur

Background: Rheumatic Fever (RF) is a non-suppurative systemic inflammatory disease with a "delayed autoimmune" caused by Group A streptococcal infections. Inadequate RF treatment causes recurrent RF which is a predisposing factor for Infective Endocarditis. Case Presentation: A 39-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with chief complaints of intermittent fever since one month ago, sh...

Candidemia in patients with prolonged fever in Kashan, Iran

Background and Purpose: Candida species are considered a common cause of fungal blood stream infections, which are associated with considerable mortality and morbidity rates, especially in the admitted and immunocompromised patients. Despite the increase in new and available antifungal agents, the emergence of resistant strains is growing. Regarding this, the aim of the present study was to ass...

Fever, thrombocytopenia, and diarrhoea.

A toddler with prolonged fever.

An Infant with Prolonged Fever.

History: A seven-month-old, developmentally normal girl – born at term with birth weight of 2.5 kg to a nonconsanguineously married couple – presented with fever and rash for 11⁄2 months. The illness started with generalized erythematous, maculopapular rash involving the flexural areas, scalp and trunk, along with intermittent fever. The rash subsided over 15 days leaving behind a dry, scaly sk...