Tuberculosis or systemic lupus erythematosus? A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma.
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2003-06-16
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The diagnosis of patients with fever of unknown origin (FUO) is often problematic because the range of possible differential diagnoses is broad. We report on a case in which a patient presented with FUO and was subsequently found to have both a collagen vascular disease and an intercurrent infection. Treatment for the collagen vascular disease with corticosteroids exacerbated the intercurrent infection. The problems in the diagnosis and management of such cases are discussed.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Mohd A, Goh EM, Chow SK, Looi LM, Yeap SS. Tuberculosis or systemic lupus erythematosus? A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2003 Jun; 34(2): 361-4