<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

Data publikacji: 25 lis 2014

Zakres stron: 111 - 112

Otrzymano: 13 cze 2014

Przyjęty: 14 lip 2014

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

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