Silent Thyroiditis Presenting as Fever of Unknown (FUO) Etiology in a 12 Year Old Girl 429
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Changing pattern of infectious etiology of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult patients in Ahvaz, Iran
Background: Although infectious diseases are the most common sources for the fever of unknown origin (FUO), but the spectrum of infectious diseases is changing overtime. The purpose of the study was to define the clinical spectrum and changing the pattern of FUO.Methods: This existing data based study was undertaken from 2007 to 2011. One hundred-six patients fulfilling the modified criteria fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199804001-00450