Fever of unknown origin in childhood: difficulties in diagnosis

Autor:	E G Davies, Katherine Martin, J S Axford
Rok vydání:	1994
Předmět:	Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Immunology medicine.disease_cause Fever of Unknown Origin General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Diagnosis Differential Rheumatology Sulfasalazine Internal medicine medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Fever of unknown origin Child Disseminated intravascular coagulation business.industry Bacterial Infections medicine.disease Arthritis Juvenile Erythema Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Allergic response Etiology Differential diagnosis business Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Research Article medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 53:429-433
ISSN:	0003-4967
DOI:	10.1136/ard.53.7.429
Popis:	We have described a child with systemic onset juvenile chronic arthritis who presented initially with fever of unknown origin. Treatment of a presumed infection led to a severe allergic response with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, renal failure and DIC. This reaction obscured the features of the underlying disease and delayed the diagnosis.
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