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Causes of FUO in Infants and Children

NCT04073108 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2019-08-29

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Summary

Definition: fever \< 38˚c for which the cause could not be identified, documented by a health care provider after 3w.evaluation as an outpatient \[or after 1w. evaluation in the hospital\]. Most cases, however, do not have fever alone, but FUO results from atypical presentation of common diseases. On the other hand FUO lasting longer than 6mo is uncommon in children \& suggests granulomatous, autoimmune or auto inflammatory diseases

Conditions

  • Fever of Unknown Origin

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

tuberculin test

tuberclin test used to diagnose tuberculosis as cause of fever of unknown origin

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Months
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-01
Primary Completion
2020-10-01
Completion
2021-10-01

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