<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Fever develops in various diseases. It is mainly associated with infectious diseases but can also occur in non-infectious ailments. Clinical symptoms are not always explicit, which can hinder the diagnosis and delay the institution of appropriate treatment. The aim of the study is to present difficulties in diagnosing the cause of a febrile state in a patient with splenic abscess.</p></abstract>

Fever develops in various diseases. It is mainly associated with infectious diseases but can also occur in non-infectious ailments. Clinical symptoms are not always explicit, which can hinder the diagnosis and delay the institution of appropriate treatment. The aim of the study is to present difficulties in diagnosing the cause of a febrile state in a patient with splenic abscess.

Different faces of a febrile state

Chair and Department of Internal Diseases, University Hospital no.1 in Lublin, 16 Staszica Str., 20-091 Lublin, Poland

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Fever develops in various diseases. It is mainly associated with infectious diseases but can also occur in non-infectious ailments. Clinical symptoms are not...

Different faces of a febrile state

Publié en ligne: 25 nov. 2014

Pages: 111 - 112

Reçu: 13 juin 2014

Accepté: 14 juil. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2014-0026

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