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Acute - Febrile - Illness - 2 PDF
Acute - Febrile - Illness - 2 PDF
Acute - Febrile - Illness - 2 PDF
Narongdet Kositpantawong
Infectious Disease Unit
Department of Internal Medicine
Songklanagarind Hospital
Outline
• Definition
• Etiology of AUF in Thailand
• How to approach patient with fever
• Management algorithm
• Rapid diagnostic tests
• Case study
Definition
Undifferentiated no obvious source of
inflammation or focal
Fever finding
diagnosed undiagnosed
resolved prolonged
≤ 14 days
≤ 21 days
Definition of AUF : degree of fever
≥ 37.5 oC
≥ 38 oC
Definition
• No universal definition
• Different case definitions in different studies
Most of studies :
• T ≥ 38 oC
• Duration ≤ 14-15
days
A 35-YOF with
3 weeks of intermittent fever
Presence of eschar
Scrub typhus
Fever 3 weeks
Acute undifferentiated fever
Common causes
1. Viral infection : dengue , influenza
2. Rickettsiosis : scrub typhus , murine typhus
3. Leptospirosis
4. Malaria
5. Typhoid
6. Bacteremia
Etiology of AUF in Thailand
Leelalasamee Ellis Suttinon McGready
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