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Fever of unknown origin in childhood: difficulties in diagnosis
K Martin1, E G Davies, J S Axford
1Academic Rheumatology Group, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
|July 1, 1994
Abstract:
We have described a child with systemic onset juvenile chronic arthritis who presented initially with fever of unknown origin. Treatment of a presumed infection led to a severe allergic response with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, renal failure and DIC. This reaction obscured the features of the underlying disease and delayed the diagnosis.