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Fever of Unknown Origin History

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  1. See Also
    1. Fever of Unknown Origin
    2. Fever of Unknown Origin Examination
    3. Drug-Induced Fever
    4. Fever of Unknown Origin Causes
    5. Fever of Unknown Origin Causes by Age
    6. Fever in the Returning Traveler
    7. Fever of Unknown Origin Causes in Comorbid Conditions
  2. History: Fever
    1. Thermometer used and by what route?
    2. What was peak temperature?
    3. Did fever occur at predictable time of day?
    4. Did fever occur daily, or intervening afebrile days?
    5. What was response to antipyretics?
  3. History: Systemic Symptoms
    1. Weight loss
    2. Decreased appetite
    3. Decreased activity
    4. Onset of symptoms (Do symptoms precede fever?)
    5. Rash
    6. Arthralgia
  4. History: Localized Symptoms
    1. Headache
    2. Personality change
    3. Cough
    4. Abdominal Pain
    5. Urinary Symptoms
    6. Bone pain
      1. Local pain in Osteomyelitis
      2. Multifocal pain in malignancy
  5. History: Travel history and Exposures
    1. Travel outside United States (Vaccines or prophylaxis?)
      1. Tuberculosis
      2. Malaria
      3. Hepatitis
      4. Salmonellosis
      5. Brucellosis,
      6. Leptospirosis
      7. Various mycoses and parasites
    2. Camping or travel in wooded areas (Tick bites)
      1. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
      2. Lyme Disease
      3. Relapsing Fevers
    3. Contagious Contacts
      1. Tuberculosis
      2. Salmonellosis
    4. Daycare
      1. Cytomegalovirus
      2. Tuberculosis
      3. Hepatitis
      4. Salmonellosis
  6. History: Dietary
    1. See Foodborne Illness
    2. Recent potential infectious sources
      1. Unpasteurized dairy products
      2. Raw Meat
      3. Raw Fish
      4. Wild rabbit
    3. Pica suggests possible underlying infections
      1. Visceral Larva Migrans
      2. Toxoplasmosis
      3. Brucella
      4. Salmonellosis
  7. History: Animal Exposure
    1. Dogs or Rodents or their urine (Leptospires)
    2. Pet turtles (Salmonella)
    3. Rats (Rat bite fever)
    4. Cats (Toxoplasmosis)
    5. Parrots or psittacine birds (Psittacosis)
    6. Pigeons (Coccidioides)

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