Role of ultrasound in Evaluation of Fever of Unknown Origin | ||
| Benha Medical Journal | ||
| Article 9, Volume 38, special issue (Radiology), March and April 2021, Pages 81-89 PDF (671.34 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2020.120131 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hesham Elshiekh; Ahmed Shaalan; Doaa El Gendy | ||
| Department of Radiology, Benha faculty of medicine, Benha University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Abdominal ultrasonography is a valuable tool for evaluating patients with FUO. A skilled ultrasonographer can examine most abdominal organs and often detect lesions that are not demonstrated by radiography. Aim of the work: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the diagnostic value of a complete standardized ultrasound examination of patients with fever of unknown origin. Patient and methods: We evaluate 60 patients by (ultrasound and colour Doppler) with infection in 32 patients and non-infection in 28 patients. The ultrasound and color Doppler diagnosis was confirmed by histological examination and others images. Results: In this study the US diagnosis were correlated with the final diagnosis based on laboratory examination in 44(73.3%) of the cases, US diagnosis did not correlate with final diagnosis in 16(26.7%) of the cases. Conclusion: Ultrasound is a valuable non-invasive tool in diagnosis of fever of unknown origin patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| FUO; abdominal organs; Ultrasound; Colour Doppler | ||
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