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- Title
Pyrexia of unknown origin and its aetiology in Pakistan.
- Authors
Akhtar, Waheed; Awan, Sobia; Ishaq, Uzma; Malik, Asmara; Malik, Jahanzeb; Zaidi, Syed Muhammad Jawad
- Abstract
Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) and its aetiology vary considerably according to geography. We conducted a retrospective study to update our knowledge of PUO in Pakistan. PUO was defined as a febrile illness of >3 weeks' duration, a temperature of >38.3°C, and >3 outpatient visits or 3 days' hospitalization. Infection was the cause in 47.1%, malignancy in 23.1%, noninfectious inflammatory disease in 21.8%, miscellaneous causes in 1.2%, and in 6.8%, the cause of the fever was not found.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; ETIOLOGY of diseases; FEVER; RETROSPECTIVE studies; HOSPITAL care; TUMORS; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Tropical Doctor, 2022, Vol 52, Issue 4, p567
- ISSN
0049-4755
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/00494755221096902