VOLUME 2 , ISSUE 2 ( March-April, 2023 ) > List of Articles
Aravinth Srinivas, Balaji Rajaram
Keywords : Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, Collaborative treatment strategy, Diabetes mellitus, Fever
Citation Information : Srinivas A, Rajaram B. Hot and Clot: The Diagnostic Conundrum. 2023; 2 (2):51-54.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-11006-0045
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 06-05-2023
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2023; The Author(s).
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in the intensive care unit can often be elusive and lead to diagnostic dilemmas. It could be an uncommon presentation of a common disease or could be an index presentation of an uncommon disease. It requires a thorough history, physical examination, and syndrome-based diagnostic testing with a systematic approach. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) presenting as FUO is rare, and we present here one such case report of a patient who presented to our center.