Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in children: a single-centre experience from Beijing, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To date, there is no standard diagnostic practice to identify the underlying disease-causing mechanism for paediatric patients suffering from chronic fever without any specific diagnosis, which is one of the leading causes of death in paediatric patients. Therefore, we aimed this retrospective study to analyse medical records of paediatric patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) to provide a preliminary basis for improving the diagnostic categories and facilitate the treatment outcomes.

Design

A retrospective study.

Setting

Beijing Children's Hospital.

Participants

Clinical data were collected from 1288 children between 1 month and 18 years of age diagnosed with FUO at Beijing Children's Hospital between January 2010 and December 2017.

Interven

SUBMITTER: Hu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928314 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature