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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... • Rheumatic fever
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... of liver, Dengue ... fever, HIV infection ... or elevation of liver
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... DiagnosisInfection ... tuberculosis, Abscess ... Brucellosis, Q fever ... , Factitious fever
Key FUO (fever of unknown origin) questions

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious
Key FUO (fever of ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis # ... Fever #FUO #pediatrics
Fever patterns

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Fever patterns ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis ... pediatricID #PedsID #fever ... #febrile #FUO
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Brucellosis • Liver ... or lung abscess ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
Liver infections ... findings - Pyogenic Liver ... solid nodular liver ... febrilepodcast.com] #Liver ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
of Fever of Unknown ... Additional tests for infection ... marrow, Lymph node, Liver ... #Algorithm #Fever ... #diagnosis
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Source control (abscess ... • Secondary to Treatment ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Differential Diagnosis