TY - JOUR
T1 - Case 22-1991
T2 - A 15-Year-Old Boy with Fever of Unknown Origin, Severe Anemia, and Portal-Vein Thrombosis
AU - Podolsky, Daniel K.
AU - Lewandrowski, Kent B.
PY - 1991/5/30
Y1 - 1991/5/30
N2 - Presentation of Case A 15-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of fever of unknown origin, anemia, and weight loss. The boy was well until 40 days earlier, when he experienced the sudden onset of pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant, without nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. He was examined on the same day by his pediatrician, who found no abnormality; the urine was reported to be normal. Three days later the temperature rose to 40.6°C, with persistent right-sided abdominal pain and cough. On physical examination the pharynx was red. The urine was normal. The hematocrit was 45 percent,.
AB - Presentation of Case A 15-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of fever of unknown origin, anemia, and weight loss. The boy was well until 40 days earlier, when he experienced the sudden onset of pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant, without nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. He was examined on the same day by his pediatrician, who found no abnormality; the urine was reported to be normal. Three days later the temperature rose to 40.6°C, with persistent right-sided abdominal pain and cough. On physical examination the pharynx was red. The urine was normal. The hematocrit was 45 percent,.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199105303242207
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199105303242207
M3 - Article
C2 - 2027361
AN - SCOPUS:0025801888
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 324
SP - 1575
EP - 1584
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 22
ER -