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Fever of unknown origin (FUO): CMV infectious mononucleosis or lymphoma?
Burke A Cunha1,2, Karishma Chawla3,4
1Infectious Disease Division, NYU Winthrop Hospital, 222 Station Plaza North (Suite #432), Mineola, NY, 11501, USA. bacunha@nyuwinthrop.org.
Abstract:
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) refers to fevers of > 101 °F that persist for > 3 weeks and remain undiagnosed after a focused inpatient or outpatient workup. FUO may be due to infectious, malignant/neoplastic, rheumatic/inflammatory, or miscellaneous disorders. The FUO category determines the focus of the diagnostic workup. In the case presented of an FUO in a young woman, there were clinical findings of both CMV infectious mononucleosis or a lymphoma, e.g., highly elevated ESR, elevated ferritin levels, and elevated ACE level, β-2 microglobulins. The indium scan showed intense splenic uptake. Lymph node biopsy, PET scan, and flow cytometry were negative for lymphoma. CMV infectious mononucleosis was the diagnosis, and she made a slow recovery.
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