TY - JOUR T1 - A diagnostic approach to the adult with fever of unknown origin AU - Esposito AL, Gleckman RA Y1 - 1979/05/01 N1 - 10.1001/archinte.1979.03630420061019 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 575 EP - 579 VL - 139 IS - 5 N2 - The evaluation of the condition of a patient with fever of unknown origin requires a knowledge of those disorders that produce this syndrome, an awareness of the potential significance of subtle findings in the history and physical examination, and an appreciation of the value in this clinical setting of specific diagnostic procedures. In this report, we review these aspects of fever of unknown origin and outline a diagnostic approach to the persistently febrile patient.(Arch Intern Med 139:575-579, 1979) SN - 0003-9926 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1979.03630420061019 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1979.03630420061019 ER -