This material may not otherwise be downloaded, copied, printed, stored, transmitted or reproduced in any medium, whether now known or later invented, except as authorized in writing by the AAFP. In this study, saddleback fever was defined as temperature >37.5C with defervescence of at least one day, followed by a second peak lasting at least one day. None of the 3 patients who entered the ICU had culture-proven nosocomial infections, suggesting that the fevers observed in the ICU were likely related to COVID-19 infection. To investigate whether the fever patterns experienced by the patients are due to differences in immune responses, concentrations of 45 immune mediators were profiled. Results: Since its first report in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, COVID-19 has rapidly spread, becoming a pandemic with more than 3 million confirmed cases [1]. A. Chan SY, Tsai YF, Yen MY, Yu WR, Hung CC, Kuo TL, Chen CC, Yen YF, Huang SH, Huang TC, Huang SJ. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. Treatment. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies A lower IP-10 level is consistent with the finding that saddleback fever cases tend to have better clinical outcomes than prolonged fever cases. 2016 Dec 9;11(12):e0167025. When there are no clear localizing signs or symptoms, clinicians should expand on the patient's symptoms and historical information, looking for potentially diagnostic clues to guide the evaluation (Table 4).1720,25,27 This is a continuous, iterative process.1921 Potentially diagnostic clues lead to a diagnosis in 62% of patients, although clues can be misleading because they are found in 97% of patients.1517, If no potentially diagnostic clues are found, a minimum diagnostic workup should be performed. Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error, Collaborators, Potentially diagnostic clues should be sought during the history and physical examination to guide further evaluation of prolonged febrile illness. Potential conflicts of interest. Previous testing (ESR, complete blood count, electrolyte panel, chest radiography, urinalysis, blood culture) may be repeated periodically to evaluate for trends as the illness evolves. Cases without prolonged or saddleback fever were included as controls. In patients with a prolonged febrile illness, a minimum diagnostic workup should be performed before classifying the disease process as a fever of unknown origin. Would you like email updates of new search results? Similar fever patterns are observed in COVID-19 with unclear significance. Background: https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/home/Publications/Reports/2006/co http://www.who.int/tdr/publications/documents/dengue-swg.pdf, Brady OJ, Gething PW, Bhatt S, Messina JP, Brownstein JS, Joen AG, et al. In one review, an ESR of 100 mm per hour or greater had a high specificity for malignancy (96%) and infection (97%), and its positive predictive value was 90%.29 A normal ESR has a high negative predictive value for temporal arteritis.28,30 An ESR that is not elevated has no diagnostic value and does not rule out neoplastic or other disorders.27 CRP level is a sensitive marker for infection and inflammation, but it is not sensitive enough to discriminate between disease processes.28 However, a more recent prospective study found that the chance of establishing a diagnosis was higher in patients who had an elevated CRP level and ESR.15, Procalcitonin is a newer marker specific for bacterial infection. Outcomes of COVID-19 Among High-Risk Individuals: A Study Comparing Febrile and Afebrile Presentation. In addition, in comparison with other parameters such as respiratory rate, heart rate, or blood pressure, fever is easy to detect and readily identifiable as a risk factor for severe disease. Prolonged fever lasting more than 7 days after illness onset can help physicians identify patients at high risk for adverse outcomes from COVID-19, according to a study. One limitation of the study is the small sample size of our cohort. On repeat testing, prolonged fever was associated with a drop in hemoglobin and a rise in CRP and LDH (Table 2). It starts suddenly and lasts 3 to 5 days. 2 A diagnosis of classic KD is made in patients with prolonged fever (five or more days) and four or more of the following principal . All efforts have been undertaken to anonymize the data. Concentrations of 45 immune mediators in plasma were quantified using a 45-plex microbead-based immunoassay. Epub 2022 Aug 11. Infections predominate early in FUO diagnoses, and the longer FUO remains undiagnosed, the less likely it is caused by an infection.27 After infections, the etiology of FUO transitions to noninfectious inflammatory diseases and malignancies, which can guide subsequent testing. Patients who tested positive were not discharged until they had 2 negative PCR tests 24 hours apart [13]. Careers. Demographics were similar across the 3 groups (Table 1); 7.0% (10/142) of patients had comorbidities, such as diabetes (n=4), ischemic heart disease (n=3), and asthma (n=3). RSV is a contagious illness that infects the respiratory tract and can lead to more severe infections like pneumonia or bronchiolitis. For cases with saddleback fever, fever recurred at a median (IQR) of 10 (812) days after symptom onset. COVID-19 generally presents as an acute respiratory illness, with fever, fatigue, and dry cough being commonly reported symptoms [46]. In conclusion, we reported on the prevalence, risk factors, cytokine profiles, and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 who had saddleback or prolonged fever. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. Members of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Outbreak Research Team. Normal body temperature can vary depending on the individual, the time of day, and even the weather. Common causes of FUO are listed in Table 2.6,1523 Typical subgroups used in the differential for classical FUO are infection (20% to 40%), malignancy (20% to 30%), noninfectious inflammatory diseases (10% to 30%), miscellaneous (10% to 20%), and undiagnosed (up to 50%).1,46,1418,2224 Noninfectious inflammatory diseases commonly include connective tissue diseases, vasculitides, and granulomatous diseases.16,17 In developed countries, the noninfectious inflammatory diseases and undiagnosed groups comprise a higher proportion of FUO cases.5,10,15,17 Underdeveloped countries have higher rates of infection and neoplasm.6,24 Drug fever is implicated in 1% to 3% of FUO cases16 (Table 320,21,25,26 ). . JAMA Intern Med. However, ESR does not help discriminate between active autoimmune disease and infection, and malignancies and noninfectious inflammatory diseases can cause an elevated ESR and CRP level. In addition to their pro-inflammatory properties, both IL-6 and IP-10 have been reported to be associated with disease severity and ICU admission in COVID-19 [18, 19] . Patients with saddleback fever appeared to have good outcomes regardless of the fever. 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1345-1355. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3539. Human immunodeficiency virus and appropriate region-specific serologic testing (e.g., cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, tuberculosis) and abdominal and pelvic ultrasonography or computed tomography are commonly performed. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata, version 14 (StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA). The site is secure. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (. Nevertheless, as patients in the ICU are at higher risk of nosocomial infections, due diligence should be done to exclude other causes of fever [17]. Lohr JA, Hendley JO. The 4 cases who were excluded from the primary analysis demonstrated a saddleback pattern of fever that lasted >24 hours. Temperature 101F (38.3C) on several separate occasions, Evaluation of at least one week in the hospital, Temperature 101F on several separate occasions, Evaluation of at least three outpatient visits or three days in inpatient care, Temperature 101F documented clinically on several separate occasions, Appropriate initial diagnostic workup (inpatient or outpatient) does not reveal etiology of fever, Tuberculosis (especially extrapulmonary/disseminated), Noninfectious inflammatory disease (10% to 30%), Polymyalgia rheumatica/temporal arteritis, Living conditions (e.g., homeless shelter), Occupational exposures/sick contacts (e.g., with hospitalized patients, children), Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, tuberculosis, Recent travel, especially to areas with endemic diseases (domestic and abroad), Region specific (e.g., Q fever for parts of Europe), Alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, Crohn disease, Characteristic rashes (e.g., erythema multiforme, petechiae), Adenovirus, herpes simplex virus, HIV, meningococcemia, tick-borne illness, Adult Still disease, leptospirosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Hepato- or splenomegaly; palpable abdominal masses, Alcoholic liver disease, carcinoma, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, leukemia, lymphoma, Inflammatory bowel disease, Lyme disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Cat-scratch disease, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, HIV. HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help In addition, as these patients with saddleback fever tend to do well, there is also no need for repeat laboratory testing or CXR, as the results are unlikely to change management or clinical outcomes. In multiple studies, procalcitonin has been shown to have a specificity ranging from 70% to 98%, with a higher specificity for bacterial infection than other markers.28,31,32 It may be helpful in distinguishing between fevers with a bacterial cause vs. noninfectious inflammatory diseases, but its role in the workup of FUO is currently undefined.28,32, If the diagnosis remains elusive, tests targeting malignancies and noninfectious inflammatory diseases should be considered. Duration of fever was prolonged with increased age. Financial support. eCollection 2022. 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Another 4 patients were excluded from the primary analysis as they had a saddleback pattern of fever that lasted >24 hours; 12.7% (18/142) of cases had prolonged fever and another 9.9% (14/142) had saddleback fever. -. Copyright 2023 American Academy of Family Physicians. eCollection 2016 May. Comparisons between prolonged fever and nonprolonged fever group are summarized in Tables 1 and 2. Cytokines included granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor, beta-nerve growth factor (bNGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP) 1, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP) 1, MIP-1, RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL) 1 (GRO-), stromal cellderived factor 1 (SDF-1), interferon (IFN) gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10), eotaxin, IFN-, IFN-, interleukin (IL) IL-1, IL-1, IL-1 receptor agonist (IL-1RA), IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17A, IL-18, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-27, IL-31, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), stem cell factor (SCF), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-), TNF-, vascular endothelial growth factors A and D (VEGF-A, VEGF-D), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-BB), and placental growth factor (PLGF-1). However, as the number of patients with prolonged fever requiring ICU admission is small in this cohort, further studies should be done to prove this correlation. A more recent qualitative definition requires only a reasonable diagnostic evaluation. In one study of patients with FUO, chest and abdominal CT had high sensitivity (82% and 92%, respectively) and were recommended if the initial evaluation was unrevealing.15 CT specificity ranged from 60% to 70%, consistent with other case series.15,16 Echocardiography is recommended if there are clinical indications of endocarditis.5,20 Venous Doppler ultrasonography is indicated for suspected thromboembolism.20 Magnetic resonance imaging of the aortic arch and great vessels of the neck was shown to be helpful when vasculitis was suspected.36, Nuclear imaging studies are noninvasive, image the whole body, and can localize a potential infectious or inflammatory cause for FUO.5,14,19,3740 Recently, 18F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography technology has been evaluated for guiding further invasive testing, especially in patients who have an elevated ESR or CRP level.14,37 The 18F fluorodeoxyglucose is taken up by inflammatory and cancer cells because of their high rate of glucolysis.14,18,37 Several studies examining this method in patients with FUO found diagnostic yields ranging from 16% to 69%,15,37,38 with a high positive predictive value (93%) and negative predictive value (100%).39,40 A hybrid of CT and 18F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography has a higher diagnostic yield (sensitivity of 56% to 100%; specificity of 75% to 81%18). In general, fever is defined as a temperature > 38C (100.4F). Physicians may consider stopping antimicrobials if all investigations are unyielding and patients remain hemodynamically stable. bOnly 1 sample of paired values available. Data Sources: A PubMed search was completed using the key terms fever of unknown origin, FUO, pyrexia of unknown origin, and inflammatory markers. However, unlike RA, rheumatic . Our observational study observed the 24-h continuous tympanic temperature pattern of 15 patients with dengue fever and . Cytokines were determined with multiplex microbead-based immunoassay for a subgroup of patients. Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), dengue shock syndrome (DSS) and severe dengue (SD) were significantly more likely to occur in patients with prolonged fever. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. This can happen when your body is fighting an infection. A Two-Year Review on Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Dengue Deaths in Malaysia, 2013-2014. Author disclosure: No relevant financial affiliations. Data were collected for the remaining 110 patients from this cohort as controls; 57.0% (81/142) of all study subjects were male, and the median age (interquartile range [IQR]) was 42 (3154) years. This study aims to examine the prevalence of prolonged and saddleback fever in dengue as well as their associations with dengue severity. In patients who have a fever of unknown origin with an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and/or C-reactive protein levels, and who have not received a diagnosis after initial evaluation, 18F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan with or without computed tomography may be useful in reaching a diagnosis. At the time of writing, the mortality rate from COVID-19 in Singapore was 0.09% [36]. Khalaf M, Alboraie M, Abdel-Gawad M, Abdelmalek M, Abu-Elfatth A, Abdelhamed W, Zaghloul M, ElDeeb R, Abdeltwab D, Abdelghani M, El-Raey F, Aboalam H, Badry A, Tharwat M, Afify S, Elwazzan D, Abdelmohsen AS, Fathy H, Wagih Shaltout S, Hetta HF, Bazeed SE. Antibiotics usually aren't prescribed just because a child has a fever that is lasting a long time. The variance between the highest and lowest core temperature in a given day is usually no more than 1 to 1.5C. J Clin Med Res. Statistical analyses were performed with the Mann-Whitney. Approval for data collection by retrospective chart review with a waiver of written informed consent from study participants was granted by the Singapore Ministry of Health under the Infectious Diseases Act as part of the outbreak investigation [14]. Cases without prolonged or saddleback fever were included as controls. Woon YL, Hor CP, Hussin N, Zakaria A, Goh PP, Cheah WK. JAMA 2020; 323(11):10619. Plasma fractions were isolated from blood samples of COVID-19 patients collected during the acute phase (median post-illness onset, 6 days). However, there was a proportion of patients from our hospital who displayed 2 patterns of fever: 1 group had fever persisting into the second week of illness, while the second group displayed a saddleback pattern of fever, similar to that previously observed in dengue [11]. The 18F fluorodeoxyglucose has better uptake and is cleared more rapidly than older modalities (e.g., gallium Ga 67 citrate), but it is costly and not widely available.14, Liver, lymph node, or temporal artery biopsy may help establish a definitive diagnosis.3,19 A prospective study of 192 patients found that biopsies produced up to a 35% diagnostic yield (about 10% to 35%), especially if performed later in the evaluation when infection is less likely, and malignancies and noninfectious inflammatory diseases are more common.2 Liver biopsy, with a diagnostic yield between 14% and 17%,5,19 can reveal granulomatous hepatitis and determine its cause, which could be infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic processes.22,27 Lymph node biopsy is most useful in diagnosing lymphoma, infectious diseases, and granulomatous diseases.19,27 In patients 55 years or older, temporal arteritis causes more than 15% of cases of FUO, so biopsy should be considered.5,15,18, Bone marrow biopsy is diagnostically useful, particularly with neoplasm and infectious disease, especially tuberculosis.19,27 One study of 280 hospitalized febrile patients found that bone marrow biopsy was helpful in reaching a diagnosis in nearly 25% of the 130 patients who underwent biopsy.41 Conversely, bone marrow aspiration and culture have a diagnostic yield of only 0% to 2%.3,5,15,22,41. For full access to this pdf, sign in to an existing account, or purchase an annual subscription. FOIA Duration of fever was calculated from the date of first symptom onset to the date of defervescence (defined as temperature <37.5C for at least 24 hours) during the hospital admission. Confirmed imported case of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore; multi-ministry taskforce ramps up precautionary measures.2020. 2021 Nov 5;114(8):541-542. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab138. Ahmed S, Mohammad WW, Hamid F, Akhter A, Afzal RK, Mahmood A. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2020 Oct 28;21(1):897. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04819-9. The presence of prolonged or saddleback fever in dengue patients should therefore prompt detailed evaluation for complications of dengue, as well as early investigation to evaluate for development of nosocomial infection. Cytokine and chemokine concentrations from an additional 23 healthy controls who did not have COVID-19 were also analyzed for baseline comparison. The Author(s) 2020. Empiric antibiotics or steroids are generally discouraged in patients with fever of unknown origin. Flu is caused by influenza viruses only, whereas the common cold can be caused by a number of different viruses, including rhinoviruses, parainfluenza, and seasonal coronaviruses. 10.1038/nature12060 . The differences in cytokine and chemokine profiles among control patients with fever7 days, patients with prolonged fever, or patients with saddleback fever at the early acute phase of illness suggest that different immunological responses could result in the differences in the clinical phenotype observed. The Author(s) 2020. All authors: no reported conflicts of interest. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted Safety and Efficacy of Imatinib for Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. The most common subgroups in the differential are infection, malignancy, noninfectious inflammatory diseases, and miscellaneous. Geneva: World Health Organization, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva: 2000. Characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted to hospital and intensive care in the first phase of the pandemic in Canada: a national cohort study. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167025. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted Fever often occurs in response to infection, inflammation and trauma. The author(s) received no specific funding for this work. A, Heatmap showing the relative concentration of cytokines across patients with different fever patterns. There are no published guidelines, nor is there a recommended standard approach to the diagnosis. Dengue fever is an acute febrile illness with a duration of 2-12 days. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Search dates: November 28, 2011; February 8, 2012; and April 18, 2014. Pung R, Chiew CJ, Young BE, et al. Ng DH, Wong JG, Thein TL, Leo YS, Lye DC. Several diagnostic algorithms have been suggested for FUO, but few are supported by evidence from prospective studies.17 Region-specific serologic tests, more advanced radiologic studies, and more invasive diagnostic procedures can be guided by potentially diagnostic clues. Cases with prolonged fever were also more likely to require ICU admission compared with controls (11.1% vs 0.9%; P = .05). Young BE, Ong SWX, Kalimuddin S, et al. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002412. The classic presentation is one of fever, malaise, diffuse abdominal pain, and constipation. Roseola often starts with a high fever often higher than 103 F (39.4 C). Clinico-laboratory spectrum of dengue viral infection and risk factors associated with dengue hemorrhagic fever: a retrospective study. Confirmed imported case of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore; multi-ministry taskforce ramps up precautionary measures. The fever itself is generally harmless and probably helpful. The search included reviews, case series, meta-analyses, and randomized controlled trials. Fever was defined as a temperature of 38.0C. Those with prolonged fever had a median duration of fever (interquartile range [IQR]) of 10 (911) days for prolonged fever cases, while fever recurred at a median (IQR) of 10 (812) days for those with saddleback fever. COVID-19; cytokines; fever; prolonged; saddleback. Murthy S, Archambault PM, Atique A, Carrier FM, Cheng MP, Codan C, Daneman N, Dechert W, Douglas S, Fiest KM, Fowler R, Goco G, Gu Y, Guerguerian AM, Hall R, Hsu JM, Joffe A, Jouvet P, Kelly L, Kho ME, Kruisselbrink RJ, Kumar D, Kutsogiannis DJ, Lamontagne F, Lee TC, Menon K, O'Grady H, O'Hearn K, Ovakim DH, Pharand SG, Pitre T, Reel R, Reeve B, Rewa O, Richardson D, Rishu A, Sandhu G, Sarfo-Mensah S, Shadowitz E, Sligl W, Solomon J, Stelfox HT, Swanson A, Tessier-Grenier H, Tsang JLY, Wood G; SPRINT-SARI Canada Investigators and the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Untreated typhoid fever may progress to delirium, obtundation, intestinal hemorrhage, bowel. Pizzo PA, Lovejoy FH Jr, Smith DH. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2012; 6(8): e1760 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001760 The PubMed wordmark and PubMed logo are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). There was no difference in types of diagnoses for those who met the strict 1991 definition compared with those who received a diagnosis in less than three weeks.10 Therefore, FUO may be assumed when no reasonable diagnosis is reached after an appropriate inpatient or outpatient investigation.2,6,1017 Table 1 compares the evolution of the definition of FUO.2,3,6,7,1017, Other subtypes of FUO are nosocomial, neutropenic, and human immunodeficiency virusassociated.7 These subtypes have different approaches to evaluation and are beyond the scope of this article.17, The etiologies of FUO have changed over time because of shifting disease patterns and new diagnostic techniques.14 There are more than 200 diseases in the differential diagnosis.4,15,17 In multiple case series, however, the etiology of FUO is limited to several dozen causes, and patients often have an atypical presentation of a common disease.2,6,18. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with prolonged fever showed more pronounced inflammatory response and were more likely to require ICU admission than cases with saddleback fever or with fever lasting This study was funded by the National Medical Research Council COVID-19 Research Fund (COVID19RF-001) and Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) COVID-19 Research funding (H/20/04/g1/006) provided to the Singapore Immunology Network by the Biomedical Research Council (BMRC), A*STAR. CMAJ Open. Upon admission, all patients underwent a chest x-ray (CXR), admission full blood count (FBC), renal and liver panel, C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and nasopharyngeal swab for SARS-CoV-2 PCR. Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units in Lombardy, Italy. A P value of<.05 indicated statistical significance. Despite the progression on CXR in over one-third of cases with saddleback fever, these cases tend to do well. Home or community isolation facilities are commonly used globally for less sick patients such that hospital beds are free up to cater for sicker patients. 2022 May 20;15:2575-2587. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S355064. A fever is a rise in your body temperature. Disclaimer. The PubMed wordmark and PubMed logo are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Patients with prolonged fever had higher induced protein -10 and lower interleukin-1 levels compared with those with saddleback fever at the early acute phase of disease. 2021 Jan-Feb;50(1):28-32. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.10.013. Patients with prolonged fever had higher induced protein10 and lower interleukin-1 levels compared with those with saddleback fever at the early acute phase of disease. Sixty-nine percent of them were male with a median age of 34 years. 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