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Prolonged subfebrile condition in children. Possible causes, diagnostics

Authors :
S. V. Khaliullina
V. A. Anokhin
K. R. Khaliullina
E. M. Pokrovskaya
Source :
Журнал инфектологии, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp 5-14 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Journal Infectology, 2021.

Abstract

Prolonged subfebrile condition (PSC) is a complex diagnostic and therapeutic problem caused by a wide variety of reasons, which often require a wide and expensive examination, consultations of various specialists, and repeated hospitalizations. Most often, PSC is associated with infections, some non-infectious diseases (predominantly connective tissue) and growths. To infectious causes of DS include: acute respiratory viral infections, herpes virus infections, toxoplasmosis, chlamydia, borreliosis, bartonellosis, etc. Separately, “psychogenic fevers”, subfebrile condition associated with taking drugs, and artifical subfebrile condition are distinguished. The condition of the children, as a rule, is benign and in most cases goes away on their own within 6-24 months.

Details

Language :
Russian
ISSN :
20726732
Volume :
12
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Журнал инфектологии
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.26268a1b97244073959912cd6028a791
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.22625/2072-6732-2020-12-5-5-14