inflammation of unknown origin

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Clinical manifestations

prolonged inflammatory syndrome without fever Laboratoery:
elevated acute-phase reactants
- serum C-reactive protein
- serum ferritin
- others (see acute-phase reactant)

Radiology

18F-FDG PET-CT may contribute to diagnosis in 75% of patients^[1]

More general terms

inflammation

Additional terms

fever of unknown origin (FUO)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Buchrits S, McNeil R, Avni T et al. The contribution of 18F FDG PET-CT for the investigation of fever of unknown origin and inflammation of unknown origin. Am J Med 2024 Jul; 137:629. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38499136 https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(24)00174-8/fulltext

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