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🌱 來自: Definition of fever of unknown origin

IUO

inflammation of unknown origin (IUO),

• cf fever of unknown origin
• same definition as FUO, except for the body temperature criterion: IUO is defined as the presence of elevated inflammatory parameters (CRP or ESR) on multiple occasions for a period of at least 3 weeks in an immunocompetent patient with normal body temperature, for which a final explanation is lacking despite history-taking, physical examination, and the obligatory tests listed above.