Fever of Unknown Origin, a Vascular Event, and Immunosuppression in Tick-Endemic Areas: Think About Neoehrlichiosis.

Three patients were referred to our hospital because of fever of unknown origin (FUO) and thrombosis or thrombophlebitis. All of them had been under immunosuppression (IS) with rituximab. Intensive diagnostics for FUO and blood cultures remained negative.

Thrombophilia and outcomes of venous thromboembolism in older patients.

Background: Limited data exist on thrombophilic risk factors and clinical outcomes in the elderly with venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of laboratory thrombophilic risk factors and their association with VTE recurrence or death in a cohort of elderly people with VTE.

Methods: In 240 patients aged ≥65 years with acute VTE without active cancer or an indication for extended anticoagulation, we performed laboratory thrombophilia testing 1 year after the index VTE.

Septic arthritis of the knee due to : look for the thorn.

We report on a patient with septic arthritis of the knee with after a penetrating black locust thorn injury. Antibiotics alone or in combination with an arthroscopy may be insufficient for achieving source control. Accurate medical history and open debridement with a search for a thorn fragment are key to successful treatment.

Clinical Outcomes of Incidental Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer and Noncancer Patients: The SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER).

Objective:  In patients with cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE), the risk of recurrence is similar after incidental and symptomatic events. It is unknown whether the same applies to incidental VTE not associated with cancer.

Methods And Results:  We compared baseline characteristics, anticoagulation therapy, all-cause mortality, and VTE recurrence rates at 90 days between patients with incidental ( = 131; 52% without cancer) and symptomatic ( = 1,931) VTE included in the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER).