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[Intermittent prolonged fever triggered by efforts.]

Service de médecine interne, hôpital Beaujon, 100, boulevard du Général-Leclerc, 92110 Clichy, France.
La Revue de Médecine Interne (impact factor: 0.61). 07/2012; DOI:10.1016/j.revmed.2012.06.003
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Fever of unknown origin is a common reason for care in internal medicine. The wide variety of possible etiologies makes it difficult to standardize the diagnostic work-up that has to be primarily guided by the interview and physical examination. CASE REPORT: We report a case of prolonged fever having as main characteristics to be intermittent and triggered by efforts. The diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection with Propionibacterium acnes was finally made. In reaching this conclusion, many tests were needed, including renal explorations with biopsy showing an aspect of shunt nephritis. CONCLUSION: Prolonged fever of unknown origin in a patient having prosthetic material should raise the suspicion of prosthesis infection (especially if the fever is associated with efforts).

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Keywords

CASE REPORT
 
common reason
 
diagnostic work-up
 
internal medicine
 
nephritis
 
physical examination
 
possible etiologies
 
Prolonged fever
 
Propionibacterium acnes
 
prosthesis infection
 
prosthetic material
 
renal explorations
 
tests
 
unknown origin
 

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