Fever of Obscure Origin

摘要

The paper discusses unexplained fever, emphasizing febrile illnesses of long duration, i.e. more than three weeks. A number of infections are described. Included among them are: tuberculosis, histoplasmosis, malaria, coccidiodomycosis, and Kale-Azar. Several collagen diseases are discussed, including acute rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, disseminated lupus erythematosus, periarteritis nodosa, cranial arteritis, and dermatomyositis.