[Analysis of hospitalized patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) during 11 years].

نویسندگان

  • Y Iikuni
  • S Kashiwazaki
چکیده

概要 近年,診 断技 術の進歩 お よび疾患概 念の変化 に よ り,不 明熱 の原 因疾患 は変貌 して い る と推測 され る.そ こで不 明熱 の原因疾 患の 変遷 を明 らかに し,診 断上 の問題 点 を検 討 した. 1971-1982 の11年 間 に北 里大学 田崎内科 に入院 した患 者6695例 よ りPetersdorfら の定 義 を満 足す る症例79例 を抽 出 して解析 した.不 明熱 の原因疾患ば 感染 症35%(28例),結 合組織 病22% (17例),悪 性腫瘍14%(11例),そ の他8%(6例)お よび診断不能22%(17例)で あ つた.感 染症 が最 も多 かつた が,年 次別 にみ ると感染 症の比率 は低 下す る傾 向 にあ り,か わつ て結合組 織病 と悪性腫瘍 が増加す る傾向 にあつた.各 群 を構成す る主な疾 患は,感 染症 では結核46%(13 例),胆 道感染症18%(5例),結 合組織病 では血管炎症候 群35%(6例),成 人発症 スチル病29% (5例)お よび悪性腫瘍 では悪性リ ンパ腫36%(4例)で あった.診 断不能 では29%(5例)は ウイル ス感染症 が疑われ た.3ヵ 月以上の発 熱が持続す る疾患 は主 に結合組 織病65%と 悪性腫 瘍45%で み られ た.身 体所 見の うち,成 人発症 スチ ル病 で間歇 熱 と咽頭痛 ・発赤 が高率 にみ ら れた こ とは,特 記すべ き所 見であつ た.以 上,本 邦で の不明 熱 の原 因 と して,感 染症で は依然 として結 核が高 率であつ たが,結 合組織 病で は大 動脈炎症 候群 を含 む血管炎 症候群 お よび成人 発症 スチル病が増 加 して いた ことが注 屋され る.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nihon Naika Gakkai zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

دوره 73 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1984