ZHUO Chao, et al. A clinical analysis of 125 cases with fever of unknown origin. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (3):312-315(2001) DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2001.03.029.
A clinical analysis of 125 cases with fever of unknown origin
Objective:To investigate the cause of fever of unkno wn origin (FUO) in Chongqing district. Methods: The clinical data of 125 patients with FUO admitted to The Department of Infectious Diseases
the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from May 1 993 to May 1998 were analyzed. 68 cases were male and 57 female with an averag e age of 38 years
ranging from 14 to 69. Results: After various d iagnostic measures and treatment
the definite diagnosis was finally made in 104 cases. Among them 74 cases (59.2%)were infections with 19 cases of tuberculosis ; 17 cases (13.6%) were malignant tumors
10 cases(8.0%) were connective tissue diseases,3 cases(2.4%) were due to other diseases
and the cause was still unknown in 21 cases(16.8%) after hospitalization of long duration.Conclusion:Infection was still the main cause of FUO
and the incidence of tuberculosis was the highest among the various infectious diseases as the cause of FUO. Still’s disease and histiocytosis were the leading causes of FUO in connective tissue diseases and malignant tumors
respectively.
关键词
发热待查感染恶性肿瘤结缔组织病
Keywords
Fever of unknown originInfectionsMalignant tumorsConnecti ve tissue diseases