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Fever of Unknown Origin
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Definition
: Fever in which the etiology cannot be ascertained.
referred to as FUO; for ultimate determ of cause or origin coord FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN /etiol (IM) (not /diag) + disease /compl (IM) (not /diag)
Other names
Unknown Origin Fevers; Unknown Origin Fever