Members of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Outbreak Research Team. Bethesda, MD 20894, Web Policies Interestingly, there are also higher plasma levels of IL-1RA in patients with prolonged fever compared with control patients. It's usually a sign of infection. 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. Mallhi TH, Khan AH, Adnan AS, Sarriff A, Khan YH, Jummaat F. BMC Infect Dis. Patient samples that are not detectable are presented as the value of logarithm transformation of limit of quantification (LOQ), indicated by the blue dotted line. Seven more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore.2020. 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. RSV is a contagious illness that infects the respiratory tract and can lead to more severe infections like pneumonia or bronchiolitis. Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units in Lombardy, Italy. Duration of rhinorrhea and cough was shorter in females than in males and in groups with birth weight 3 kg than in those with <2.5 kg. Prolonged fever in children: review of 100 cases. 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. 2022 Dec;55(6 Pt 1):1044-1051. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2022.07.009. Clinical characteristics and analysis of risk factors for disease progression of patients with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection: A retrospective study of 25207 cases in a Fangcang hospital. -, Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, et al. Pediatrics 1975; 55:468. The elevation of circulating IL-1RA may reflect overactive IL-1 activation, which has been reported to associated with severe outcomes in COVID-19 [24]. We conducted a hospital-based casecontrol study of patients admitted for COVID-19 with prolonged fever (fever>7 days) and saddleback fever (recurrence of fever, lasting <24 hours, after defervescence beyond day 7 of illness). Abdominal and pelvic ultrasonography are often recommended in the initial workup because of availability, low cost, and lack of radiation exposure.15 After the initial evaluation is complete and if there is no diagnosis, the patient is considered to have FUO, and a secondary evaluation should be considered. 2017 Jun 22;4(3):ofx133. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. A dysregulated immune response in COVID-19 has been postulated to lead a deleterious cytokine storm [12]. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. This corroborated well with our findings of increased hypoxia in patients with prolonged fever. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1977; 16:768. The reference values for the normal ranges of laboratory tests were in accordance with those used by the hospital laboratory. Prolonged fever beyond 7 days from onset of illness can identify patients who may be at risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19. Such facilities free up hospital beds to enable sicker patients to be optimally managed. 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. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofx133. A total of 142 patients were included in the study; 12.7% (18/142) of cases had prolonged fever, and 9.9% (14/142) had saddleback fever. eCollection 2016. Chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to evaluate differences in proportions for categorical variables, while the Mann-Whitney U test was used to evaluate differences in medians for continuous variables. 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. Prolonged fever is associated with adverse outcomes in dengue viral infection. 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. CONCLUSIONS: Prolonged fever beyond 7 days from onset of illness can identify patients who may be at risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19. Available at: Ministry of Health (MOH) Singapore. doi: 10.1093/omcr/omac079. It starts suddenly and lasts 3 to 5 days. Methods We conducted a hospital-based case-control study of patients admitted for COVID-19 with prolonged fever (fever >7 days) and saddleback fever (recurrence of fever, lasting <24 hours, after defervescence beyond day 7 of illness). Conclusions: Prolonged fever beyond 7 days from onset of illness can identify patients who may be at risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19. 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. Trials. Confirmed imported case of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore; multi-ministry taskforce ramps up precautionary measures.2020. There were no deaths in our study. This circadian rhythm may differ among individuals but should be consistent in each person . Cases without prolonged or saddleback fever were included as controls. Although prolonged and saddleback fever have been reported in dengue fever, there are no specific studies on their significance in dengue. IL-1RA is naturally secreted by human hosts to limit the activity of IL-1 during hyperinflammation [22]. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. This can happen when your body is fighting an infection. sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal If noninvasive diagnostic tests are unrevealing, then the invasive test of choice is a tissue biopsy because of the relatively high diagnostic yield. The Author(s) 2020. Differences Between Prolonged Fever and Nonprolonged Fever Groups. Eleven patients with prolonged fever, 8 patients with saddleback fever and 56 patients with fever lasting 7 days (controls) were evaluated at the first time point of blood sample collection upon hospitalization (median of 6 days postillness onset) (Figure 1A). Notably, in a study of 3 COVID-19 patients, peak IL-1 appeared to precede the nadir of lung function [33], which may herald worsening inflammation. In many cases, no specific cause of the fever is found, 2 . Infect Drug Resist. Additional searches included the Cochrane database, Essential Evidence Plus, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality evidence reports, and the National Guideline Clearinghouse. Shivering, shaking, and chills Aching muscles and joints or other body aches Headache Intermittent sweats or excessive sweating Rapid heart rate and/or palpitations Skin flushing or hot skin Feeling faint, dizzy, or lightheaded Eye pain or sore eyes Weakness Loss of appetite Fussiness (in children and toddlers) Dengue fever is an acute febrile illness with a duration of 2-12 days. The classic presentation is one of fever, malaise, diffuse abdominal pain, and constipation. IL-1 is dual function cytokine that can act as both a transcription factor and a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP), which can be released by necrotic cells to promote and exacerbate inflammation via IL-1R1 [30]. Saddleback fever cases were also found to have higher pro-inflammatory IL-1, T-cell-activating mediators IL-21 and IL-22, and chemokine stromal cellderived factor 1 (SDF-1) compared with controls (Figure 1B). The Significance of Prolonged and Saddleback Fever in Hospitalised Adult Dengue. Cases with prolonged fever were also more likely to require ICU admission compared with controls (11.1% vs 0.9%; P=.05). All Rights Reserved. A fever is a rise in body temperature. Ahmed S, Mohammad WW, Hamid F, Akhter A, Afzal RK, Mahmood A. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. Seven more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in Singapore. Author disclosure: No relevant financial affiliations. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/2 https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/confirmed-imported-case-o https://www.moh.gov.sg/news-highlights/details/seven-more-confirmed-case World Health Organization. Statistical analyses were performed using Stata, version 14 (StataCorp, College Station, TX, USA). PLoS Negl Trop Dis. Rowe EK, Leo Y-S, Wong JGX, Thein T-L, Gan VC, Lee LK, et al. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002412. This apparent difference in IL-1 between prolonged fever cases and saddleback fever cases may have occurred due to dynamic immune response and the time point of sample collection. In addition, IP-10 has also been reported to be associated with increased viral load, lung injury, ICU admission, and mortality [21]. Treatment of fever in adults usually involves ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or aspirin. Both prolonged fever and saddleback fever were not significantly associated with mechanical ventilation as compared with the control group (Table 1). The site is secure. Concentrations of 45 immune mediators in plasma were quantified using a 45-plex microbead-based immunoassay. Fever was defined as a temperature of 38.0C. Europe PMC is an archive of life sciences journal literature. Results: official website and that any information you provide is encrypted The Author(s) 2020. 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. Factors associated with dengue shock syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nature. 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]. Outbreak Research Team members are listed in the Acknowledgments, Deborah H L Ng, Chiaw Yee Choy, Yi-Hao Chan, Barnaby E Young, Siew-Wai Fong, Lisa F P Ng, Laurent Renia, David C Lye, Po Ying Chia, National Centre for Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Outbreak Research Team, Fever Patterns, Cytokine Profiles, and Outcomes in COVID-19, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2020, ofaa375, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa375. 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. 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. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. In hypoxic conditions, it can trigger the expression of chemokines that attract neutrophils and monocytes to the ischemic tissue [31]. Prolonged fever beyond 7 days from onset of illness can identify patients who may be at risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19, said the researchers led by Dr Deborah Ng from National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Singapore, on behalf of the NCID COVID-19 Outbreak Research Team. Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited. Demographic, Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiological Features of Prolonged and Saddleback Fever in COVID-19. . The relationship of these episodes to the long tissue half-life of azithromycin and subsequent prolonged exposure to antigen is presently unknown. A P value of<.05 indicated statistical significance. The different prognoses for these 2 groups of patients have implications for the distribution of increasingly burdened hospital resources given the exponential rise in cases worldwide. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein levels should be measured in the initial workup of a patient who has prolonged febrile illness without a clear source. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. 2015 Sep 30;15:399. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1141-3. Patients with saddleback fever appeared to have good outcomes regardless of the fever. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. aInvestigations were repeated at the point at which they satisfied criteria for prolonged or saddleback fever. Cases who were already on supplemental oxygen or were already in the ICU at the time of satisfying criteria for prolonged or saddleback fever were excluded from the analysis. Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), dengue shock syndrome (DSS) and severe dengue (SD) were significantly more likely to occur in patients with prolonged fever. While prolonged fever was associated with a higher rate of ICU admission vs controls (11.1 percent vs 0.9 percent; p=0.05), saddleback fever was not, despite both being associated with hypoxia. Plasma fractions were isolated from blood samples of COVID-19 patients collected during the acute phase (median post-illness onset, 6 days). Fever, face edema, fatigue, fungal infection, malaise, . Copyright 2023 MIMS Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. 2022 Aug;14(8):321-326. doi: 10.14740/jocmr4791. A fever is a rise in your body temperature. No overall differences in safety or effectiveness . On repeat testing, prolonged fever was associated with a drop in hemoglobin and a rise in CRP and LDH (Table 2). The search included reviews, case series, meta-analyses, and randomized controlled trials. Comparing the difference between prolonged fever cases and saddleback fever cases, we found an increased IL-1 level and lower IP-10 level on admission. Retrospective characterisation and outcome of surgical treatment for cervical lymph node abscessation in 15 dogs. 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. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the association between the patterns of fever and outcomes in COVID-19. Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features! 2013 Jul;23(7):463-7. Cases with prolonged fever were defined as patients with fever lasting >7 days. Careers. While it has been reported that complications of COVID-19 occur in the second week of illness, the significance of these 2 patterns of fever with regards to the development of complications is unknown [4]. Your comment will be reviewed and published at the journal's discretion. Patients with saddleback fever appeared to have good outcomes regardless of the fever. The definition of what constitutes FUO remains controversial.1,2 FUO was first described in a 1961 case series as prolonged febrile illness (temperature of 101F [38.3C] or higher) for three weeks or longer that did not have an established etiology despite a one-week inpatient evaluation.3,4 The arbitrarily defined three weeks allowed most acute, self-limited illnesses to resolve, as well as sufficient time to complete the initial investigation.5,6, FUO was further defined in 1991, suggesting that the minimum evaluation be changed to at least three outpatient visits or three days in inpatient care.7 Others have proposed shorter lengths of time (e.g., two weeks, because today's patients present earlier and receive a diagnosis more quickly).8,9 A retrospective review of 226 hospitalized febrile patients examined the timing of diagnosis from initial visit for fever through the end of hospitalization. FOIA At the time of writing, the mortality rate from COVID-19 in Singapore was 0.09% [36]. Fever was defined as a temperature of 38.0C or higher. Higher respiratory rate, lower SpO2, and lower systolic BP were also associated with saddleback fever compared with the control group. Two remained in the general ward throughout their stay without any complications, while 2 were admitted to the ICU, 1 of whom died from acute respiratory distress syndrome. Dengue fever is gaining importance in Singapore with an increase in the number of cases and mortality in recent years. Higher heart rate and respiratory rate and lower oxygen saturation (spO2), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) were associated with prolonged fever compared with controls (Table 1). At the initial encounter, testing for common infections should include a complete blood count with differential, electrolyte panel, liver enzymes, urinalysis with culture, blood culture, and chest radiography. official website and that any information you provide is encrypted 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). Roseola often starts with a high fever often higher than 103 F (39.4 C). Additional microbiological investigations, such as blood and urine cultures, influenza and respiratory viral multiplex PCR, dengue NS1 and serology, were ordered at the discretion of the primary treating clinician. 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Cases with prolonged fever were more likely to have hypoxia (27.8% vs 0.9%; P<.01) and ICU admission (11.1% vs 0.9%; P=.05) compared with cases in the control group (Table 1). 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. HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help J Microbiol Immunol Infect. PLoS One. 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Plasma fractions, MeSH Elevated lactate dehydrogenase levels can be indicative of infectious and malignant causes of FUO, including malaria, lymphoma, and leukemia.15,21 Measurement of ferritin levels may also be helpful.33 An elevated ferritin level in prolonged febrile illness may indicate malignancy (especially myeloproliferative disorders) and other noninfectious inflammatory diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or temporal arteritis.21,33 One study established a ferritin level of 561 ng per mL (1,261 pmol per L) as the optimal cutoff value to predict that FUO was due to a noninfectious cause.22 Extreme elevation of ferritin levels (greater than 1,000 ng per mL [2,247 pmol per L]) can point to adult Still disease.34 Infection is the most common reason ESR is extremely elevated, but if there is no evidence of infectious causes, clinicians should consider malignancy, renal disease, and inflammatory disorders if the ESR is 100 mm per hour or greater.29. 2020 Oct 1;180(10):1345-1355. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3539. Cytokine and chemokine concentrations from an additional 23 healthy controls who did not have COVID-19 were also analyzed for baseline comparison. Accessibility Lancet 2020; 395:497506. . The fever itself is generally harmless and probably helpful. A lower IP-10 level is consistent with the finding that saddleback fever cases tend to have better clinical outcomes than prolonged fever cases. ELIZABETH C. HERSCH, COL, MC, USA, AND C. ROBERT, OH, LTC, MC, USA. Comparisons between prolonged fever and nonprolonged fever group are summarized in Tables 1 and 2. ; Singapore 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Research Team. Concentrations of 45 immune mediators in plasma were quantified using a 45-plex microbead-based immunoassay. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. Importantly, upregulation of the IL-1 pathway on monocytes can increase prostaglandin E2 expression and drive fever [32]. -. Fever of unknown origin is more often an atypical presentation of a common disease rather than an unusual disease. Chan SY, Tsai YF, Yen MY, Yu WR, Hung CC, Kuo TL, Chen CC, Yen YF, Huang SH, Huang TC, Huang SJ. 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 ). and transmitted securely. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. Age-appropriate or potentially diagnostic clueguided cancer screening should be performed (e.g., colonoscopy in patients 50 years or older). A larger cohort might help to improve our understanding of these patients. Demographic and comorbidity data, symptoms and signs, vital signs, and laboratory and radiology results were obtained from electronic medical records. Ng DH, Wong JG, Thein TL, Leo YS, Lye DC. These patients required prolonged periods of observation and symptomatic treatment. Disclaimer. Would you like email updates of new search results? Patient information: See related handout on fever of unknown origin in adults, written by the authors of this article. Blue and red represent low and high concentrations, respectively. Cytokines were determined with multiplex microbead-based immunoassay for a subgroup of patients. 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