57-Year-Old Male Veteran with Recurrent Fevers

Eileen Chu; Samantha A. King; Laura J. Bontempo; T. Andrew Windsor

doi:10.5811/cpcem.1546

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (Aug 2023)

57-Year-Old Male Veteran with Recurrent Fevers

Eileen Chu,
Samantha A. King,
Laura J. Bontempo,
T. Andrew Windsor

Affiliations

Eileen Chu: University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Samantha A. King: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Laura J. Bontempo: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
T. Andrew Windsor: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1546
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 3

Abstract

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A 57-year-old male veteran presented to the emergency department for recurrent fevers for 10 days. The patient was febrile but had an overall benign physical exam. This interesting case explores the broad differential diagnosis and evaluation in a patient who presents with fever of unknown origin.

Published in Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 2474-252X (Online)
Publisher: eScholarship Publishing, University of California
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: http://escholarship.org/uc/uciem_cpcem

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