AIM To describe a subset of cases with the unusual clinical and histomorphological presentation of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) mimicking fever of unknown origin (FUO) and sepsis. METHODS A pathology database was searched using full term Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine codes for ALCL to identify 23ALCL cases from the period 1999-2006. Of those, five cases that did not have a co...

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) represents a challenge in diagnosis and treatment. The role of 18Ffluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) / computed tomography (CT) in the differential diagnosis of this entity is presently well established. We report the case of a patient with infectious/inflammatory symptoms but no evident localization and subsequent relapse, in which PET/CT sh...

Fever is one of the critical symptoms of patients in pediatrics field. It indicates inflammatory focus somewhere in the body, and the major causes of fever are infectious diseases. Recent progresses of our knowledge about autoinflammatory syndrome promoted the investigation of the mechanism of fever, and suggested that the pro-inflammatory cytokines are the direct causative agents of fever. The...

BACKGROUND Fever accounts for 70% of all consultations with pediatricians and family physicians. Fever without an identifiable cause (<7 days' duration) and fever of unknown origin (FUO, ≥ 7 days' duration) are particularly challenging clinical situations. METHOD This article is based on a selective literature search for publications containing the term "pediatric fever management," with spec...

Background: Patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) are elusive and challenging clinical cases. Timely detection and identification of blood borne pathogen is one of the most important functions of microbiology laboratory. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of BACTEC 9050 in comparison to conventional blood culture for detection of bacterial isolates in clinically suspected cases of fever...

Fibromas are the most common benign solid tumors of the ovary. Clinically, they are asymptomatic and preoperative diagnosis is often difficult. In this paper we report a case of fibroma as a cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO). A 26-year-old woman referred to our hospital with a one-month history of intermittent fever. Ultrasonography as well as pelvic computed tomography scans showed a hypo...

Objective: To report a rare case of brucellosis with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 70-year-old woman presented with pancytopenia and fever of unknown origin (FUO). The initial diagnosis was brucellosis; the woman was treated with doxycycline and rifampin against Brucella melitensis but was later diagnosed as suffering from MDS. She was immediately tra...

Aims To assess the effectiveness of training stop smoking services providers in Malaysia to deliver support for cessation based on UK National Centre Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) standard treatment programme compared with usual care. Design Two-arm cluster-randomized controlled trial across 19 sites follow-up at 4-week, 3-month, 6-month. Setting Stop operating public hospitals Malaysi...