Etiological Profile of 50 Cases of Prolonged Fever in Government General Hospital Vijayawada

Praksah Kondapalli; Niveditha Ragiri

Volume : IX, Issue : IX, September - 2019

Etiological Profile of 50 Cases of Prolonged Fever in Government General Hospital Vijayawada

Praksah Kondapalli, Niveditha Ragiri

Abstract :

Background and Objectives of Study Fever has been recognised as a cardinal manifestation of disease. Fever was well known to ancients as an important manifestation of illness, but it remained for modern medical science to provide a better understanding of the significance of body temperature variations in health and diseases. Most cases of prolonged fever are instances of well known diseases manifesting themselves atypically. Prolonged fevers are likely to be source of perplexity and frustration to the physicians and for the patients. This study intends to know the various etiological factors responsible for prolonged fever. Methods In 50 patients who met with inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria are subjected to detail clinical examination and investigations. Depending upon data obtained results are evaluated, tabulated and the percentage of diseases causing prolonged fever is calculated. Results At the end of the study infectious diseases (76%) constitutes commonest cause for prolonged fever, followed by neoplastic diseases (18%), connective tissue disorders (4%) and miscellaneous (2%). Among the infectious diseases tuberculosis was the commonest cause for prolonged fever (34%). Conclusion Among 50 cases of prolonged fever infectious disease was most common cause followed by neoplastic diseases. Usually routine simple diagnostic procedure will clinch the diagnosis in most of the cases. Evaluation of occult infection and neoplasm should not be missed while diagnosing cause for prolonged fever.