Fever of Unknown Origin Causes in Comorbid Conditions

Aka: Fever of Unknown Origin Causes in Comorbid Conditions, Nosocomial Fever of Unknown Origin, Immune-Deficient Fever of Unknown Origin, HIV-Associated Fever of Unknown Origin

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II. Causes: Nosocomial Fever of Unknown Origin

  1. Clostridium difficile
  2. Drug-Induced Fever
  3. Pulmonary Embolism
  4. Septic Thrombophlebitis
  5. Acute Sinusitis or Chronic Sinusitis

III. Causes: Immune-Deficient Fever of Unknown Origin

  1. Opportunistic Infection
  2. Aspergillosis
  3. Candidiasis
  4. Herpes Simplex Virus

IV. Causes: HIV-Associated Fever of Unknown Origin

  1. Cytomegalovirus
  2. Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex
  3. Pneuomocystis carinii Pneumonia
  4. Drug-Induced Fever
  5. Kaposi's Sarcoma
  6. Lymphoma

V. References

  1. Roth (2003) Am Fam Physician 68:2223-8 [PubMed]

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