Pyrexia of unknown origin

Pyrexia of unknown origin.

Pyrexia of Unknown Origin

One of the most challenging problem a physician used to face in day to day practice is the evaluation of patients with prolonged pyrexia—a truly significant test of his clinical skills. Causes of PUO vary according to geographical area, health care setup, investigations facilities, and physicians’ attitude. Because of socioeconomic and other factors, infectious diseases are still very common in...

Mediastinitis presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin.

A 55 year old female was admitted as a case of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) of 2 months duration. She had developed throat ache, progressive dysphagia for both solids and liquids, dry cough and retrosternal pain for one week. Examination revealed fever, tachycardia, tachypnoea and a soft tissue warm tender, erythematous, non-fluctuant swelling in lower anterior neck with chest findings sugge...

Pyrexia of unknown origin: Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease.

A case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is presented in the context of pyrexia of unknown origin. Although no specific etiology has been identified, several reported cases are associated with a variety of viruses, toxoplasma, or systemic lupus erythematosus. We present a case and discuss the implications for management.

Pyrexia of unknown origin sixty years on.