What causes fatigue and low grade fever along with body aches?
Patient: I have been feeling tired about 2 yrs now. I m 56 & for about 6 weeks now I have been running a low grade temp, my body aches, head hurts & I can t hardly do anything without being so tired that it wipes me out for the rest of the day. I m to my witts end & don t know what to do. The Dr. gave me Celexa, but that doesn t help. Doctor: Thanks for your query at HCM!According to me you are possibly suffering from tuberculosis.You need to confirm it by culture & sensitivity of sputum and X-ray. You might need contrast enhanced CT to establish the diagnosis. IF positive you will require treatment with ATT for 6 months. You will recover from illness.If it is negative for TB you will need investigations to rule out malignancy, auto-immune disease, etc.Visit a physician for examination & investigations.Take care!