Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) and Massive Splenomegaly in an Indian Girl
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Fever of unknown origin and splenomegaly
RATIONALE Fever of unknown origin (FUO) can be determined by different conditions among which infectious diseases represent the main cause. PATIENT CONCERNS A young woman, with a history of aortic stenosis, was admitted to our unit for a month of intermittent fever associated with a new diastolic heart murmur and splenomegaly. Laboratory tests were negative for infectious screening. The total...
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عنوان ژورنال: Laboratory Medicine
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0007-5027
DOI: 10.1309/r69b-0470-a0e0-xdug