FUO Work-up with an Unexpected Result - Still's Disease

Often the reason for the fever is obvious (pneumonia, UTI, etc.) or can be found within a day or two. One of the most difficult problems in the clinical practice is FUO (fever of unknown origin). This NYTimes article follows step-by-step the exhaustive work-up FUO which yields a surprising result - adult Still's disease.

Nocturnal Fever, Swollen Lymph Nodes, Joint Pain - NYTimes 03/05
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  1. iskandar m i basal9/29/2006 7:21 AM

    http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/333/7570/691
    I reached this link through http://www.kosmix.com/index.html?out=health-js
    searching for still's disease and as I'm a reader of this blog I wanted to point out the above link about a debated case on still's disease appeared recently on the BMJ. There has been many responses and commentaries on the case.
    iskandar.basal@gmail.com

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