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Tuberculosis without fever.

A O Feingold

    Southern Medical Journal
    |June 1, 1975
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Fever is often expected with tuberculosis. However, this study found over half of tuberculosis patients lacked fever upon initial visit, indicating fever absence doesn't rule out this disease.

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    Area of Science:

    • Pulmonary Medicine
    • Infectious Diseases

    Background:

    • Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant global health concern.
    • Fever is a commonly recognized symptom of active tuberculosis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the prevalence of fever in tuberculosis patients presenting to a general hospital.
    • To determine if the absence of fever impacts the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective review of 103 confirmed tuberculosis cases.
    • Analysis of patient records for the presence or absence of fever at initial presentation and during observation.

    Main Results:

    • 53% of tuberculosis patients did not present with fever at their initial outpatient clinic visit.
    • 10% of patients remained afebrile throughout their entire observation period.

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  • Absence of fever was noted in a substantial proportion of confirmed tuberculosis cases.

    • Conclusions:

    • Fever is not a universal symptom of tuberculosis.
    • Clinicians should not rely solely on the absence of fever to exclude tuberculosis in patients with pulmonary disease.
    • Diagnostic considerations for tuberculosis must include patients without fever.