Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is less likely to present as fever of undetermined origin today. This is due to the widespread use of immunologic tests which permit early diagnosis. It is not surprising therefore that only atypical cases of SLE present as FUa. Although uncommon, pseudotumor cerebri has been recognized as either a presenting manifestation or a complication of SLE. This c...

Case report We present the case of a 34-year-old female with a medical history of fever lasting 1 week before admission to the County Hospital, Clinic of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases for multiple-localized arthritis (bilateral tibia-tarsus, left radio-carpal, II and III metacarpus-phalanx right hand, right knee), considered reactive arthritis by the rheumatologist; these symptoms ...

There are few studies about post-cardiac surgery fungal infections especially by Aspergillus fumigatus. In this paper we report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis after tetralogy of Fallot total correction (TFTC), and permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation. A five-year-old female patient with current history of total correction of tetralogy of fallot was admitted in Rajaie Ca...

Prolonged and high fever may cause various disturbances in children, and prompt lowering of fever is essential. Therefore, an appropriate treatment aimed at rapid lowering of fever and keeping the child afebrile is mandated. There have been various studies on the different types of anti-pyretic treatment in children. The aim of our study is to compare the antipyretic effect of Acetaminophen a...

We present a 70-year-old man from Dalmatia, Croatia, with a history of prolonged high fever diagnosed as Q fever endocarditis. As far as we know, this is the first case of chronic Q fever in Croatia. The treatment was started as for culture-negative endocarditis, but was without clinical response. After significantly high anti-phase I IgG plus IgA antibodies titers to Coxiella burnetii were sho...

BACKGROUND Association of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia has been seldom reported with Kawasaki disease. CASE CHARACTERISTICS A 7-month-old boy, presented with prolonged fever, erythematous rash, severe pallor and hepatosplenomegaly. OBSERVATIONS Positive Direct Coombs test and coronary artery aneurysm on echocardiography. He was managed with steroids along with intravenous immunoglobulins a...