Etiology of obscure fever in children at a university hospital in northeast Thailand.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2005 Sep; 36(5): 1243-6
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ABSTRACT
Obscure fever is not an uncommon problem in Thailand. We studied 25 children with obscure fever admitted to Srinagarind (university) Hospital in Northeast Thailand. The etiology was identified in 52% of the cases dengue (40%), leptospirosis (8%), and micrococcus septicemia (4%). Two cases with primary dengue infection developed dengue shock syndrome. The case with leptospirosis developed infection-associated, hemophagocytic syndrome. We found no cases of Japanese encephalitis, scrub typhus or murine typhus.
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Asunto principal:
Tailandia
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Humanos
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Niño
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Preescolar
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Adolescente
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Fiebre de Origen Desconocido
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Hospitales Universitarios
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Lactante
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Inglés
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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