FEVER IN RHEUMATIC AND AUTOIMMUNE-DISEASE

Authors
Citation
Se. Carsons, FEVER IN RHEUMATIC AND AUTOIMMUNE-DISEASE, Infectious disease clinics of North America, 10(1), 1996, pp. 67
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases",Immunology
ISSN journal
08915520
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-5520(1996)10:1<67:FIRAA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This article reviews the most common clinical conditions presenting wi th fever and musculoskeletal symptoms and attempts to categorize these disorders according to general etiologic categories as an aid to diff erential diagnosis. Although a substantial armamentarium of serologic, immunologic, and molecular laboratory studies have been developed and are available to the clinician, the most important data are obtained from a careful history and physical examination with emphasis on the m usculoskeletal system.