Etiology & Epidemiology of Fever Of Unknown Origin Mnemonic

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Etiology & Epidemiology of Fever Of Unknown Origin (FUO) : How To Remember Easily ?

  • D – Detection techniques have evolved since the first definition of FUO.
  • I – Intraabdominal abscesses and tumors are detected earlier by CT and ultrasound.
  • A – Antibiotics have contributed to changes in the spectrum of diseases causing FUO.
  • G – Infective endocarditis is less frequent due to improved blood culture and echocardiographic techniques.
  • N – New diagnostic techniques have influenced the range of FUO etiologies.
  • O – Some diagnoses, like acute HIV infection, were unknown decades ago.
  • S – Sixty years ago, infections were the most common cause of FUO in non-Western cohorts.
  • I – Infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis are more prevalent outside Western nations.
  • S – Surely Non-infectious inflammatory diseases (NIIDs) are the most common cause of FUO in Western cohorts.

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