The Journal of infection
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The Journal of infection · Jan 2004
Fever of unknown origin in Turkey: evaluation of 87 cases during a nine-year-period of study.
To investigate fever of unknown origin (FUO) in 87 patients. ⋯ Infectious diseases, especially tuberculosis, were the leading diagnostic category of FUO in this study. Adult Still's disease was more common than expected. An aetiological diagnosis could not be reached in six (7%) patients who were followed for 1 year. Five of these patients completely recovered, and one patient died.