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Title: | Koorts van ongekende oorsprong: het systematisch ontrafelen van een diagnostisch kluwen | Authors: | Quintiens, J. Vandenabeele, M. E. Vanderschueren, S. VAN DER HILST, Jeroen MESSIAEN, Peter |
Issue Date: | 2017 | Source: | Tijdschrift voor geneeskunde (Gedrukt), 73(6), p. 329-335 | Abstract: | Fever of unknown origin: diagnostic approach by means of a case Fever of unknown origin presents a diagnostic challenge to every clinician. Over 200 causes are reported in the literature, often concerning uncommon presentations of wellknown diseases. A diagnostic algorithm can provide the necessary guidance to approach this complex disease on a correct, efficient and costeffective base. The working out starts with a correct definition: fever of unknown origin is a feverish illness with a duration of at least three weeks, hallmarked by fever higher than 38.3 °C on several occasions and with an uncertain cause after performing a set of minimal diagnostic exams. The further assessment comprises the exploration of „potential diagnostic hints”, performance of additional imaging studies (CT scan or FDGPET/CT) and repeating the same basic investigations. Empirical therapy is reserved for patients with clinical deterioration. Overall mortality, however, is low. | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/29182 | ISSN: | 0371-683X | DOI: | 10.2143/TVG.73.06.2002296 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | vabb 2021 |
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