Open AccessFever of unknown origin in elderly patients
Author(s) -
Vesna Turkulov,
Snežana Brkić,
Siniša Sević,
Daniela Marić,
Slavica Tomić
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1102064t
Subject(s) - medicine , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , etiology , disease , fever of unknown origin , fibrinogen , vasculitis , pediatrics
Causes of fever of unknown origin are different. It is considered that it can be caused with over 200 different clinical entities. Aetiological causes differ according to different categories of age. Febricity in the elderly is at most the result of autoimmune processes, malignancies, bacterial infections and vasculitis.
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