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[Fever of unknown origin as the clinical presentation of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]
R Tejido García1, M Anta Fernández, J L Hernández Hernández
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander.
Abstract:
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease. The most frequent initial symptoms are abdominal pain, anorexia, marked weight loss and ascites. Clinical presentation as fever of unknown origin is exceptional. We report three cases diagnosed over a period of twenty years, two cases as fever of unknown origin and the third as prolonged fever. Three patients died within two months after diagnosis and prolonged fever was the clinical manifestation at the onset of the disease. It is important to take malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in the differential diagnosis of fever unknown origin.
Insights
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare cancer, can present as unexplained fever. This rare presentation requires considering mesothelioma in fever of unknown origin diagnoses.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Internal Medicine
- Pathology
Background:
- Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm.
- Typical symptoms include abdominal pain, weight loss, and ascites.
- Fever of unknown origin is an uncommon initial presentation.