Original Articles
Clinico-aetiological profile of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in children in a single centre
Authors:
Sujatha Ramabhatta,
ESICMC & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, IN
About Sujatha
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Pushpalatha Kariyappa ,
ESICMC & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, IN
About Pushpalatha
Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics
Hareesh Sanikam,
ESICMC & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, IN
About Hareesh
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
S. Udaya Kumar,
ESICMC & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, IN
About S. Udaya
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Pavan Pujar,
ESICMC & PGIMSR, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, IN
About Pavan
Junior Resident, Department of Pediatrics
Pavan Kittagaly
Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru, IN
About Pavan
Abstract
Objective: To identify the aetiology of children presenting with fever of unknown origin (FUO).
Method: A prospective study of children between 6 months to 18 years admitted for FUO at Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research, Bangalore, India, from March 2017 to February 2018 were included. All children were subjected to detailed history, clinical examination and baseline investigations. Further investigations were done based on the presumptive diagnosis
Results: Of the 3656 children admitted to the paediatric ward for various diseases during the study period, 24 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Children between 12-18 years constituted the majority. Infections were the commonest cause of FUO (70.8%). Among them tuberculosis was the commonest (n=11). Mortality was 8.3%
Conclusions: In our study, infections were the cause of FUO in 70.8% and tuberculosis was the commonest infectious cause.
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2019; 48(2): 117-120
How to Cite:
Ramabhatta, S., Kariyappa, P., Sanikam, H., Kumar, S.U., Pujar, P. and Kittagaly, P., 2019. Clinico-aetiological profile of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in children in a single centre. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 48(2), pp.117–120. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v48i2.8703
Published on
05 Jun 2019.
Peer Reviewed
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