Fever of Unknown Origin: The Workup and Diagnosis of Pel-Ebstein Fever.

differential for fever of unknown origin fever of unknown origin hodgkin's lymphoma lymphoma pel-ebstein

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Historique:
accepted: 06 02 2022
entrez: 14 3 2022
pubmed: 15 3 2022
medline: 15 3 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The clinical and diagnostic workup of fever of unknown origin (FUO) is key in the treatment of patients on the internal medicine service. In this article, the authors present a case of fever of unknown origin, walk through the differential diagnosis, explain the laboratory testing ordered in the workup of the patient as well as the resulting values of said testing, and discuss the pathophysiology and diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of Pel-Ebstein fever. The authors also discuss a clinical pearl when working with electronic health records to ensure that the needs of the patient in question are met.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35282507
doi: 10.7759/cureus.21959
pmc: PMC8903813
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e21959

Commentaires et corrections

Type : ErratumIn

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022, Khanna et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Thomas is an Adjunct Professor at Grand Canyon University and receives payment for his teaching and grading, he is a faculty member with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Monthly Fellows Difficult Case Discussion Webinar, and Thomas serves on the board of editors for ProClinS Cardiology.

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Auteurs

Prachi Khanna (P)

Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.

Natalie Malluru (N)

Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.

Raaj Pyada (R)

Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.

Mitul Gupta (M)

Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.

Kartik Akkihal (K)

Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.
Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.

Thomas C Varkey (TC)

Business Management, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, USA.
Internal Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.

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