Key diagnostic characteristics of fever of unknown origin in Japanese patients: a prospective multicentre study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the key diagnostic features and causes of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in Japanese patients.

Design

Multicentre prospective study.

Setting

Sixteen hospitals affiliated with the Japanese Society of Hospital General Medicine, covering the East and West regions of Japan.

Participants

Patient aged ≥20 years diagnosed with classic FUO (axillary temperature≥38.0°C at least twice within a 3-week period, cause unknown after three outpatient visits or 3 days of hospitalisation). A total of 141 cases met the criteria and were recruited from January 2016 to December 2017.

Intervention

Japanese standard diagnostic examinations.

Outcome measures

Data collected include usual biochemical blood tests, inflammatory markers (erythrocyte sedim

SUBMITTER: Naito T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886908 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature