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Wegener Granülomatozis Tanısı Konulan Bir Nedeni Bilinmeyen Ateş Olgusu

A Case with Fever of Unknown Origin Diagnosed as Wegener Granulomatosis

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In our internal medicine clinic, we diagnosed the patient as Wegener granulomatosis and a satisfactory response to the therapy was observed

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Objective & Hypothesis:Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was described in 1961 by Petersdorf and Beeson as a fever above 38.3°C that lasts more than three weeks and cannot be diagnosed despite a one-week hospitalized examination.
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Key Findings & Data:In 1991, Durack and Street made a different FUO description for patients with nosocomial infections, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and neutropenia.
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Conclusion & Impact:In our internal medicine clinic, we diagnosed the patient as Wegener granulomatosis and a satisfactory response to the therapy was observed
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Abstract

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) was described in 1961 by Petersdorf and Beeson as a fever above 38.3°C that lasts more than three weeks and cannot be diagnosed despite a one-week hospitalized examination. In 1991, Durack and Street made a different FUO description for patients with nosocomial infections, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and neutropenia. Along with this reconsideration, the investigation period was limited to one week of investigation, three days of hospitalization or three clinical visits. In the literature, the most frequent cause of FUO is infections followed by neoplasms and connective vascular diseases, respectively. The etiology in 5-15% of patients can not be diagnosed despite detailed examination. Here, we present a 75-year-old patient admitted to the hospital with a two-week history of fever, fatigue and lack of appetite. He had been examined in the infection and lung diseases clinics over a three-month period without diagnosis. In our internal medicine clinic, we diagnosed the patient as Wegener granulomatosis and a satisfactory response to the therapy was observed

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Nedeni bilinmeyen ateş (NBA), 1961 yılında Petersdorf ve Beeson tarafından 3 haftadan uzun süren, 1 haftalık hastanede inceleme sonrasında nedeni bulunamayan, 38,3 derecenin üzerinde ateş yüksekliği olarak tanımlanmıştır. Durack ve Street tarafından 1991'de nazokomiyal enfeksiyonlar, HIV, nötropenik hastalarda ayrı ayrı nedeni bilinmeyen ateş tanımlamaları yapılmış, bu tanımlamayla klasik NBA tanımlamasında yer alan 1 haftalık tetkik süresi, 3 klinik vizit ya da 3 günlük hastane yatışıyla sınırlandırılmıştır. NBA 'in literatürde bildirilen en sık sebebi enfeksiyonlar olup bunu neoplazmlar ve kollajen vasküler hastalıklar izlemektedir. Tüm incelemelere rağmen % 5-15 hastanın ateş etyolojisi aydınlatılamamaktadır. Bu yazıda 2 haftadır kontrol edilemeyen ateş, halsizlik, iştahsızlık, yakınmalarıyla doktora başvuran, 75 yaşındaki bir olguyu sunmaktayız. 3 ay süreyle enfeksiyon hastalıkları, göğüs hastalıkları kliniklerinde yapılan geniş incelemelerle ateş etyolojisi aydınlatılmaya çalışılmış, iç hastalıkları kliniğinde nedeninin Wegener Granulomatozis olduğu saptanıp, tedaviye yüzgüldürücü yanıt gözlenmiştir

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BAYRAK, E., DÖNDERİCİ, Ö., SERTER, R., EFE, F. K. (2010). Wegener Granülomatozis Tanısı Konulan Bir Nedeni Bilinmeyen Ateş Olgusu. Turkish Journal of Rheumatology(.)Archives of Rheumatology, Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 3, 159–161. https://ajindex.com/articles/376113

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