TB Research

Etiology of Fever of Unknown Origin in Children from Mumbai, India

Landge AA, Singhal T

Indian pediatrics · 2018-01

Abstract

This descriptive study evaluated 49 children with fever lasting for more than 7 days at a tertiary hospital in urban Mumbai. Etiologic diagnosis could be established in 88% of the cases. Infections were the causein 34 (79%)patients, 6 (14%) were diagnosed as collagen vascular diseases, and 3 (7%) had other cause.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Typhoid Fever
  • Tuberculosis
  • Fever of Unknown Origin
  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Infant
  • India
  • Female
  • Male