Age distribution and gender differences in psychogenic fever patients.
Age distribution and gender differences in psychogenic fever patients.
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DOI：
10.1186/1751-0759-3-6
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发表时间：
2009-04-21
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Oka T
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作者：
Kaneda Y;Tsuji S;Oka T
心因性发热是最常见的心身疾病之一。在日本，心因性发热通常报告发生在青少年中，在13岁时出现高峰。然而，在我们的部门，我们遇到了许多成人心因性发热。因此，我们调查了2003年4月至2007年3月期间访问职业与环境卫生大学心身科的所有门诊患者。在2705名门诊患者中，55名患者（2.0%）被诊断为心因性发热。患者年龄范围为11 - 82岁，平均年龄为33.6 ± 17.9（平均值± SD）岁。除了青少年，很多患者都是二三十岁，男女比例为1：2. 2。这项研究表明，心因性发热不仅常见于青少年，而且也常见于成人。
Psychogenic fever is one of the most common psychosomatic diseases. In Japan, psychogenic fever has generally been reported to occur in adolescents, with a peak seen at age 13. However, in our department we have encountered many adults with psychogenic fever. Therefore, we investigated all outpatients who visited the Psychosomatic Department of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health between April 2003 and March 2007. Of the 2705 outpatients that were seen, 55 patients (2.0%) were diagnosed with psychogenic fever. The patients ranged in age from 11 to 82 years old, with a mean age of 33.6 ± 17.9 (mean ± SD) years. In addition to the adolescents, many of the patients were in their 20 s and 30 s, and the male:female ratio was 1:2.2. This study suggests that psychogenic fever commonly occurs not only in adolescents but also in adults.