Abstract
A definitive diagnosis is reached in approximately 80 % of patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO). In this case report a patient whose fever lasted for 3 months, diagnosed as histiocytosis X (LCH) is presented. LCH is a disease of immunoregulatory dysfunction. Its diagnosis is reached only by pathological examination. LCH cases have a variable clinical presentation. In this article the clinical coarse of the case is presented, the etiology of FUO, the clinical features and diagnostic methods of LCH are discussed.
Translated title of the contribution | A case with FUO diagnosed as histiocytosis x |
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Original language | Turkish |
Pages (from-to) | 81-84 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Mecmuasi |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 1994 |