Etiology of Fever of Unknown Origin in Children from Mumbai, India
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Date
2018-01
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Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Abstract
This descriptive study evaluated 49 children with fever lasting formore than 7 days at a tertiary hospital in urban Mumbai. Etiologicdiagnosis could be established in 88% of the cases. Infectionswere the causein 34 (79%)patients, 6 (14%) were diagnosed ascollagen vascular diseases, and 3 (7%) had other cause
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Enteric fever, Pyrexia of unknown origin, Tuberculosis
Citation
Landge Amruta Avinash, Singhal Tanu. Etiology of Fever of Unknown Origin in Children from Mumbai, India. Indian Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 55(1): 71-72