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What Causes Persistent Fever?
i am a 68 year old man . i have grade I prostate . have persistant low grade fever for last 20 days now. pain in groin area through to the knees, difficulty in flexing thighs, low back pain , lower abdomen pain , shortness of breath, nausea, have lost weight in the last few months. am a reformed smoker. i had stones in bladder but gone with medication.
got all tests done incl psa, TSH, x ray of chest, mycobacterium (for tb), ultrasound of abdomen, endoscopy, cbc, urine microscopy, RA, IG m but they are all in the normal range. diagnosis is unclear. pls help. i am distressed.
got all tests done incl psa, TSH, x ray of chest, mycobacterium (for tb), ultrasound of abdomen, endoscopy, cbc, urine microscopy, RA, IG m but they are all in the normal range. diagnosis is unclear. pls help. i am distressed.
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
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Persistent fever for more than three weeks with unable to come conclusion after all investigations after 1 week of hospital admission is called pyrexia of unknown origin.
Common cause is:
Bacterial infections like abscess, tuberculosis or endocarditis or HACEK group infections etc, Hepatocellular biliary infections, Brucellosis, Lyme's disease etc. CMC infection, EBV , Herpes virus infections may cause above symptoms.
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Persistent fever for more than three weeks with unable to come conclusion after all investigations after 1 week of hospital admission is called pyrexia of unknown origin.
Common cause is:
Bacterial infections like abscess, tuberculosis or endocarditis or HACEK group infections etc, Hepatocellular biliary infections, Brucellosis, Lyme's disease etc. CMC infection, EBV , Herpes virus infections may cause above symptoms.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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