Fever of unknown origin as the clinical presentation of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease. The most frequent initial symptoms are abdominal pain, anorexia, marked weight loss and ascites. Clinical presentation as fever of unknown origin is exceptional. We report three cases diagnosed over a period of twenty years, two cases as fever of...

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Published in:	Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 14; no. 11; p. 573
Main Authors:	Tejido García, R, Anta Fernández, M, Hernández Hernández, J L, Bravo González, J, González Macías, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-11-1997
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Diagnosis, Differential Fatal Outcome Female Fever of Unknown Origin - diagnosis Fever of Unknown Origin - etiology Humans Male Mesothelioma - complications Mesothelioma - diagnosis Middle Aged Peritoneal Neoplasms - complications Peritoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Summary:	Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease. The most frequent initial symptoms are abdominal pain, anorexia, marked weight loss and ascites. Clinical presentation as fever of unknown origin is exceptional. We report three cases diagnosed over a period of twenty years, two cases as fever of unknown origin and the third as prolonged fever. Three patients died within two months after diagnosis and prolonged fever was the clinical manifestation at the onset of the disease. It is important to take malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in the differential diagnosis of fever unknown origin.
ISSN:	0212-7199