Infectious disease clinics of North America, 2007-12, Vol.21 (4), p.1213-1220
2007
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Fever of unknown origin: is there a role for empiric therapy?
- Ist Teil von
- Infectious disease clinics of North America, 2007-12, Vol.21 (4), p.1213-1220
- Ort / Verlag
- United States
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2007
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Empiric therapy has little or no role to play in cases of classic fever of unknown origin with three important exceptions: cases that meet criteria for culture-negative endocarditis; cases in which findings or the clinical setting suggests cryptic disseminated tuberculosis (or, occasionally, other granulomatous infections); and cases in which temporal arteritis with vision loss is suspected. Several studies indicate that patients with prolonged, undiagnosed fever of unknown origin generally have a favorable prognosis. A small and largely anecdotal literature suggests a small role for symptomatic use of corticosteroids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents in highly selected cases.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0891-5520DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2007.08.007Titel-ID: cdi_pubmed_primary_18061094
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use, Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use, Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use, Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use, Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis, Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy, Fever of Unknown Origin - drug therapy, Giant Cell Arteritis - diagnosis, Giant Cell Arteritis - drug therapy, Humans, Tuberculosis - diagnosis, Tuberculosis - drug therapy