Value of Bone marrow Examination in Pyrexia of unknown origin
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Correspondence: Dr Abhimanyu Jha, MD, Associate Professor, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan Univeristy, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal. Email: [email protected] Background: Pyrexia of unknown origin is a common diagnostic dilemma. Series of diagnostic modalities are required to arrive at diagnosis. Bone marrow examination is one of the common tests implicated in the diagnosis in combination with other diagnostic modalities. Present study has attempted to explore the causes of pyrexia of unknown origin based on bone marrow morphological study.
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