Pyrexia of Unknown origin
Why unknown origin? Means a disease process with non-specific, non-focal symptoms
etiology
infective
Non-specific symptoms, or attributable to other causes
Poor tissue penetration by abx, or non-bacterial infection treated like a bacterial infection
- Abscess
- Infective endocarditis
- Malaria
autoimmune/rheum
neoplastic process
- Lymphomas
endocrine
others and rare disorders
- VTE
- familial Mediterranean fever
which investigation?
- Chest imaging for all!