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AUTHOR
Anna Maria Abbene
Ecocardiografia transesofagea ed endocardite infettiva.
Malaria in un giovane ivoriano in Italia da due anni
L’Ecocardiogramma transesofageo nella FUO da endocardite: caso clinico
Low-grade fever: how to distinguish organic from non-organic forms.
Summary Background and aim: Low-grade fever (LGF) is defined as a body temperature between 37.5 and 38.3 °C, which is below the classical value reported for fever of unknown origin (FUO). We attempted to characterise its epidemiology, aetiology and clinical aspects to improve the methodological approach to diagnosis. Design and Methods: We reviewed and evaluated a survey of patients with LGF, followed as outpatients of our Department, a tertiary referral centre from 1997 to 2008. The same classifications were applied for classical FUO, and in the patients diagnosed with LGF, we also investigated for habitual hyperthermia (HH). Results: Seventy-three patients were selected and divided int…