More than 50 years after the first definition of fever of unknown origin (FUO), it still remains a
diagnostic challenge. Evaluation starts with the identification of potential diagnostic clues …

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was originally characterised in 1961 by Petersdorf and
Beeson as a disease condition of temperature exceeding 38.3° C on at least three …

Purpose Despite recent diagnostic advances, a fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains a
clinical challenge. Methods This study reports the clinical courses and outcomes of 103 …

Background and aims: The diagnosis of patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains
a challenging medical problem. We aimed to assess the diagnostic contribution of 18-fluoro …

Objectives: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is dynamic in its origin and will be an ongoing
challenge to the clinician because of shifting disease epidemiology. Here we present a …

Background and methods: Data on patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) show that
the problem of FUO differs, depending on place and time. To obtain a better insight into FUO …

PREVIEW Fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains a challenging clinical problem despite
recent advances in diagnostic tools and techniques. Because primary care physicians are …

We conducted a prospective study to update our knowledge of fever of unknown origin
(FUO) and to explore the utility of a structured diagnostic protocol. From December 2003 to …

Background Fever of unknown origin (FUO) identifies a pattern of fever with temperature
higher than 38.3 C on several occasions over more than 3 weeks, in which the diagnosis …

Purpose Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a diagnostic challenge for the wide range of
possible causes involved. The aim of our work was to evaluate the role of [(18) F] …