scholarly journals Bartonella henselae as a Cause of Prolonged Fever and Fever of Unknown Origin in Children

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. Jacobs ◽  
Gordon E. Schutze
Keyword(s):  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Bartonella Henselae ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Prolonged Fever

scholarly journals Bartonella henselae Infection as a Cause of Fever of Unknown Origin

2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1990-1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masato Tsukahara ◽  
Hidehiro Tsuneoka ◽  
Hidechika Iino ◽  
Ichiro Murano ◽  
Hirohiko Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Bartonella Henselae ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Serological Diagnosis ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Prolonged Fever

Fourteen of 41 patients (34%) with a serological diagnosis ofBartonella henselae infection were found to have prolonged fever or fever of unknown origin, suggesting that generalized systemicB. henselae infection is not rare in immunocompetent healthy individuals.

Diagnostic Review : Prolonged Fever of Unknown Origin

1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 768-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob A. Lohr ◽  
J. Owen Hendley
Keyword(s):  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Prolonged Fever

Is 111In-Leucocyte Scintigraphy Useful in the Evaluation of Patients with Prolonged Fever of Unknown Origin?

1994 ◽  
pp. 241-245
Author(s):  
K. Schmidt ◽  
I. M. Wedebye ◽  
B. Haastrup ◽  
J. W. Rasmussen ◽  
P. B. Frederiksen
Keyword(s):  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Leucocyte Scintigraphy ◽  
Prolonged Fever

scholarly journals Hepatosplenic candidiasis in acute leukemia patients

2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 414-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoran Rajic ◽  
Natasa Colovic ◽  
Mirjana Sretenovic ◽  
Mira Plecic ◽  
Snezana Jankovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Leukemia ◽  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Elevated Serum ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Antifungal Treatment ◽  
Prolonged Fever ◽  
Hepatosplenic Candidiasis ◽  
Main Clinical Manifestation

INTRODUCTION Hepatosplenic candidiasis is a disseminated invasive fungal infection that may affects patients with acute leukemia. The main clinical manifestation is a persistent fever in patients recovered from prolonged neutropenia after recent chemotherapy. CASE OUTLINE The authors present three patients, two women and one men, aged 23, 26 and 33 years, with acute leukemia; one with acute myeloblastic and two with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed hepatosplenic candidiasis. The diagnosis was based on prolonged fever, elevated serum bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase, as well as characteristic lesions on computed tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance and ultrasonographic findings and positive blood culture in one patient. The antifungal treatment was successful in one patient only. Two patients died due to progression of leukemia. CONCLUSION If leukemia patient in remission after chemotherapy develops a prolonged fever of unknown origin, hepatosplenic candidiasis has to be considered and all efforts should be done to diagnose it. The diagnosis is based on clinical presentation and imaging techniques. The positive cultures of fungi are not usually possible and are not mandatory. The antifungal treatment may be prolonged, sometimes 2 to 3 months or even more.

Unusual Cause of Prolonged Fever of Unknown Origin

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-247
Author(s):  
Dionna Mathews ◽  
Pamela McMahon ◽  
Michael Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Prolonged Fever

Prolonged fever of unknown origin and hemophagocytosis evolving into acute lymphoblastic leukemia

2004 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neta Goldschmidt ◽  
Alexander Gural ◽  
Abraham Kornberg ◽  
Galia Spectre ◽  
Andrei Shopen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Prolonged Fever

Prolonged Fever of Unknown Origin in Children

1972 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 544 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Juhling McClung
Keyword(s):  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Prolonged Fever

scholarly journals A case of granulomatous hepatitis and prolonged fever of unknown origin.

Kanzo ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-807
Author(s):  
Masanori SHIMIZU ◽  
Kouichi YUH ◽  
Makoto OKUMURA
Keyword(s):  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Granulomatous Hepatitis ◽  
Prolonged Fever

scholarly journals A Toddler With Prolonged Fever and Intermittent Cough

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 2333794X1882299
Author(s):  
Carson Gill ◽  
Ori Scott ◽  
Carolyn E. Beck
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Fever Of Unknown Origin ◽  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Retropharyngeal Abscess ◽  
Diagnostic Challenge ◽  
Prolonged Fever ◽  
Common Etiology ◽  
Physical Examinations

Fever of unknown origin is an important diagnostic challenge in pediatrics that requires a thoughtful approach. The differential diagnosis is broad and includes infectious, autoimmune, oncologic, neurologic, genetic, and iatrogenic causes. Infection remains the most common etiology, and uncommon presentations of infections are still more likely than classic presentations of rare conditions. We report a case of a retropharyngeal abscess in a toddler whose presentation is marked by a prolonged fever (>3 weeks). This case highlights the importance of close follow-up with serially repeated history and physical examinations to guide the evaluation of a patient with fever of unknown origin.

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