Fever of unknown origin in the elderly is a diagnostic challenge
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Fever of unknown origin in the elderly is a diagnostic challenge. / Zajworoniuk-Wlodarczyk, Jolanta; Drozdowska, Joanna; Pedersen, Hanne; Carlsen, Tina Lindenskov; Juncher, Annie; Holm, Ellen.
I: Ugeskrift for Laeger, Bind 175, Nr. 47, 18.11.2013, s. 2857-2860.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Fever of unknown origin in the elderly is a diagnostic challenge
AU - Zajworoniuk-Wlodarczyk, Jolanta
AU - Drozdowska, Joanna
AU - Pedersen, Hanne
AU - Carlsen, Tina Lindenskov
AU - Juncher, Annie
AU - Holm, Ellen
PY - 2013/11/18
Y1 - 2013/11/18
N2 - Elderly individuals often have different causes of fever of unknown origin compared to young persons. While infections dominate in the young, system diseases like temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica, malignancy and drug fever are common causes in the elderly. The symptoms may be blunted with lack of fever. Co-morbidities may complicate, dominate, and confuse the clinical impression. In the diagnostic work-up it is important to consider other co-morbidities and overall frailty. Patients should be informed and their wishes taken into account in the early phase of planning diagnostic work-up and treatment.
AB - Elderly individuals often have different causes of fever of unknown origin compared to young persons. While infections dominate in the young, system diseases like temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica, malignancy and drug fever are common causes in the elderly. The symptoms may be blunted with lack of fever. Co-morbidities may complicate, dominate, and confuse the clinical impression. In the diagnostic work-up it is important to consider other co-morbidities and overall frailty. Patients should be informed and their wishes taken into account in the early phase of planning diagnostic work-up and treatment.
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
C2 - 24629385
VL - 175
SP - 2857
EP - 2860
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
SN - 0041-5782
IS - 47
ER -
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