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inflammation of unknown origin
Clinical manifestations:
- prolonged inflammatory syndrome without fever Laboratoery:
- elevated acute-phase reactants
- serum C-reactive protein
- serum ferritin
- others (see acute-phase reactant)
Radiology:
- 18F-FDG PET-CT may contribute to diagnosis in 75% of patients [1]
Related
fever of unknown origin (FUO)
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inflammation
References
- Buchrits S, McNeil R, Avni T et al.
The contribution of 18F FDG PET-CT for the investigation of fever of unknown
origin and inflammation of unknown origin.
Am J Med 2024 Jul; 137:629.
PMID: 38499136
https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(24)00174-8/fulltext