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Fever is considered as a presenting symptom of pulmonary embolism (PE). We aim to evaluate the association between PE and fever, its clinical characteristics, outcomes and role in prognosis.
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A retrospective chart review of patients who were hospitalised with the diagnosis of
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 154 consecutive patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) admitted to an Internal Medicine Service. At presentation, fever (temperature > 37 degrees C) without other identified causes was present in 28 patients (18.2%): 27 patients had low-grade
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Pulmonary embolism can manifest by a myriad of clinical symptoms. High grade fever is a rare presentation of thromboembolic phenomenon.
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A middle aged woman presented with high grade fevers.
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Patient remained febrile despite broad spectrum antibiotics. All cultures
Background: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the common causes of tick-borne hemorrhagic infections. The study aims to report a case of a female patient with severe CCHF with pulmonary embolism.
The stroke patient often suffers additional medical complications related to age, heart and artery damage and immobility. Pulmonary embolism is one condition that can sometimes be prevented. Heart disease must be detected and treated, as it is the principal cause of death after stroke. Recent data
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Although fever has been reported in several case series of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), the extent to which fever may be caused by PE, and not associated disease, has not been adequately sorted out. Clarification of the frequency and severity of fever in acute PE may assist in achieving
Q fever is a zoonotic disease with a reservoir in mammals, birds, and ticks. Acute cases in human beings can be asymptomatic, or they can present with a flu-like illness, pneumonia, or hepatitis. Approximately 5% of cases progress to chronic Q fever. Endocarditis, the most typical manifestation of
Pulmonary embolism is a common, sometimes fatal complication of spinal cord injury. We describe two quadriplegic patients who developed unexplained fever as the sole presenting sign of multiple pulmonary emboli during the subacute phase following injury. These cases and a review of the literature
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the autoinflammatory disease and hereditary periodic fever syndrome that most commonly affects people of Eastern Mediterranean origin. It is characterized by recurrent self-limited attacks of fever and serositis, with an increase in acute-phase reactant markers,
This study was planned to investigate the characteristics of clinical and laboratory findings of patients with fever diagnosed as pulmonary embolism (PE) in comparison with PE patients without fever and patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Thirty-nine PE patients with fever without
Laser-induced hyperthermia is a new treatment modality for malignancies. When large tumors are treated with laser thermia, relatively high laser powers (4-6 W) must be used to accomplish destruction of the cancerous cells. Overheating and burning of the laser fibers and contact tips during laser
Behçet disease is a systemic vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and uveitis. We describe a rare case of a 43-year-old woman with Behçet disease who was admitted for pyrexia of unknown origin, cough, dyspnea, and chest pain. Her computerized tomography scan revealed
We report the case of a 39-year-old woman who developed worsening dyspnea and abdominal pain 4 days after subtotal gastroresection. She underwent thoracic computed tomography scan and lung scintigraphy and was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. Despite the fact that she was feverish, she was treated
Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare, usually fatal obstetric emergency. This is a case of a documented puerperal embolization presenting as an isolated thrombosis of the right ovarian vein. Neither the classic cardiopulmonary decompensation nor the defibrinogenation syndrome developed in our subject.
This is a review of seven patients with pulmonary emboli manifested as high fever (temperature greater than 39 degrees C) seen over a 3 year period by an infectious disease consultant for unexplained fever. The patients' ages ranged from 16 to 81 years. Bed confinement was the underlying condition