MG26
category
Fever of other or unknown origin
Definition
Fever of unknown origin is defined by the following criteria: 1) temperatures of >38.3°C on several occasions; 2) a duration of fever of >3 weeks; 3) failure to reach a diagnosis despite 1 week of inpatient investigation.
Exclusions
Also indexed as
Acute febrile syndromeCentral feverDrug-induced feverFUO - [fever of unknown origin]Fever of other or unknown originFever with chillsFever with rigorsHyperpyrexia NOSOther specified feverPUO - [pyrexia of unknown origin]Persistent feverPyrexia NOSdrug feverelevated body temperatureephemeral feverfebrilefebrisfeverfever NOSfever, unspecifiedfeverishhigh body temperaturehyperpyrexiahyperpyrexia of unknown originhyperthermiahyperthermicincreased body temperatureintermittent fever of unknown originmalignant hyperthermiamedicament-induced feverpersistent pyrexiapyrexiaraised body temperature