Fever of Unknown Origin: An Unusual Case

Recurrent episodic fever of unknown origin (FUO) arising from tumour of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report an otherwise healthy 62-year-old man with recurrent circumscribed bouts of fever and raised CRP for 3 years who has remained well and fever-free 2 years after the removal of a well-d...

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Main Authors: R. A. Bansal, G. R. Hayman, A. S. Bansal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/271808
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description Recurrent episodic fever of unknown origin (FUO) arising from tumour of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report an otherwise healthy 62-year-old man with recurrent circumscribed bouts of fever and raised CRP for 3 years who has remained well and fever-free 2 years after the removal of a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the colon. Occult colonic neoplasm should be considered and sought when routine investigations for FUO are negative.
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spelling doaj-art-c84c5dfe9171425b937206837a514b1f2025-08-20T03:23:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332011-01-01201110.1155/2011/271808271808Fever of Unknown Origin: An Unusual CaseR. A. Bansal0G. R. Hayman1A. S. Bansal2Department of Immunology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 1AA, UKDepartment of Immunology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 1AA, UKDepartment of Immunology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 1AA, UKRecurrent episodic fever of unknown origin (FUO) arising from tumour of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report an otherwise healthy 62-year-old man with recurrent circumscribed bouts of fever and raised CRP for 3 years who has remained well and fever-free 2 years after the removal of a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the colon. Occult colonic neoplasm should be considered and sought when routine investigations for FUO are negative.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/271808
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