Fever of unknown origin (peds)

Diagnosis

Febrile >14dys (without clear source)

I. INFECTION

    1. Bacterial

         a. Adenitis

         b. Endocarditis

         c. Mastoiditis

         d. Occult abcess

         e. Pyelonephritis

         f. Sinusitis

         g. Tb

    2. Viral

         a. CMV

         b. Hep A,B, C

         c. Mono

    3. Chlamydial

         a. Lymphogranuloma venereum

         b. Psittacosis

    4. Mycoplasmal

    5. Fungal

         a. Blastomycosis

         b. Cysticercosis

         c. Histoplasmosis

    6. Rickettsial

         a. Q fever

         b. Rocky Mt

    7. Parasitic

         a. Malaria

         b. Toxo

II. COLLAGEN VASCULAR

    a. JRA

    b. LSE

    c. Regional enteritis

    d. Rheumatic fever

    e. Ulcerative colitis

    f. Vasculitis

III. MALIGNANCY

    a. Leukemia

    b. Lymphoma

    c. Neuroblastoma

    d. Wilm's tumor

IV. DRUG INDUCED

    a. Abx

    b. Anticonvulsants

    c. Anti TB

    d. Procainamide

    e. Quinidine

    f. Serum sickness

V. MISC

    a. AIDS

    b. CNS

    c. Environmental

    d. Factitious

    e. Familial dysautonomia

    f. Kawasaki

    g. PE

    h. Serial infections

    i. Thyrotoxicosis

4/13/06 DONALDSON (adapted from Rosen)

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