Splenic Abscess in an Adolescent due to Salmonella enterica Conservatively Treated with Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration by Anne Sofie Steinbring Jørgensen, Ivan Arsic, Niels Pedersen, Lena Hagelskjær Kristensen, Michael F. Nielsen, Thomas Balslev

“…A previously healthy adolescent complained of left-sided chest pain, pain in the left clavicular region for three weeks, and recent fever. Ultrasound and computed tomography demonstrated an intrasplenic abscess. …”
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RAPID AND SPESIFIC DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS USING POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION by Anita Kurniati, Desak Nyoman Surya Suameitra Dewi, Ni Nyoman Purwani

“…TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and characterized by severe condition incuding coughing and fever. Purpose: To review the current methods for detection of TB using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). …”
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A Brief Report of West Nile Virus Neuroinvasive Disease in the Summer of 2012 in Hamilton, Ontario by Lei Jiao, Cheryl Main

“…Forty-three percent (three of seven) presented with rash, 71% (five of seven) did not report headache despite exhibiting neurological symptoms, 43% (three of seven) did not have fever on presentation and 37.5% of cerebrospinal fluid samples exhibited a neutrophil predominance. …”
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Bacillary Angiomatosis in an HIV-positive Man with Multiple Risk Factors: A Clinical and Epidemiological Puzzle by Farrah J Mateen, Jill C Newstead, Karen L McClean

“…A 36-year-old man with advanced AIDS presented with skin lesions, fever and weight loss. Physical examination revealed skin lesions suggestive of bacillary angiomatosis. …”
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Renal PEComa in a young male: A case report and insights from the literature by Rashad Sholan, Rufat Aliyev, Malahat Sultan, Anar Almazkhanli, Savalan Karim, Jalal Gasimov

“…We present the case of an 18-year-old male who presented with non-specific symptoms of fever, chills, and shivering. Imaging revealed a renal mass, initially suspected to be RCC. …”
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Secondary Hemophagocytic Syndrome: The Importance of Clinical Suspicion by Cristina Oliveira, Sérgio Chacim, Isabel Ferreira, Nelson Domingues, José Mário Mariz

“…Clinically, patients present signs of severe inflammation, with unremitting fever, cytopenias, spleen enlargement, phagocytosis of bone marrow elements, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypofibrinogenemia. …”
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Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Challenging Diagnosis in a Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis by Colin Casault, Juan G. Posadas-Calleja

“…A 34-year-old Pakistani male with a prior history of biopsy-proven autoimmune hepatitis presented to a regional hospital with severe fever, cytopenias, hyperferritinemia, hypertriglyceridemia, splenomegaly, and a bone marrow biopsy showing hemophagocytosis. …”
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Case report: Electrical impedance tomography-guided ventilator weaning in an obese patient with severe pneumonia by Yuxia Liu, Rui Liu, Bin Li, Libi Cai, Jieqi Hou, Wei Zhao

“…He suffered from recurrent fever and worsening oxygenation and had a 20+ year history of syringomyelia. …”
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A Case of Ignatzschineria indica Bacteremia following Maggot Colonization by Hugh Muse, Rachel L. Jenkins, Meredith B. Oliver, Soomin Kim, Richard L. Grantier, Bharat K. Malhotra, Jason J. Parham, Kayla R. Stover

“…I. indica is difficult to isolate in routine laboratory procedures but has been associated with neglected wounds infested with maggots, fever, elevated white blood count and C-reactive protein, and polymicrobial culture results. …”
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A rapid change in virulence gene expression during the transition from the intestinal lumen into tissue promotes systemic dissemination of Salmonella. by Sebastian E Winter, Maria G Winter, Ivan Godinez, Hee-Jeong Yang, Holger Rüssmann, Helene L Andrews-Polymenis, Andreas J Bäumler

“…Here we investigated whether acquisition of a regulatory gene, tviA, contributed to the ability of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi to disseminate from the intestine to systemic sites of infection during typhoid fever. To study the consequences of acquiring a new regulator by horizontal gene transfer, tviA was introduced into the chromosome of S. enterica serotype Typhimurium, a closely related pathogen causing a localized gastrointestinal infection in immunocompetent individuals. …”
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Case of the Diffuse Form of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis by Tateki Yoshino, Hiroyuki Moriyama

“…Several months after the construction, frequent obstructions of nephrostomy catheter because of turbid urine and intermittent fever elevation were observed. The patient and his family desired left nephrectomy despite his poor condition in general. …”
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Herpes Simplex Type 1 Encephalitis Restricted to the Brainstem in a Pediatric Patient by Juliana Harumi Arita, Jaime Lin, Mirella Maccarini Peruchi, Marcelo Masruha Rodrigues, Luiz Celso Pereira Vilanova

“…We describe a case of an adolescent who presented with fever, sore throat, and vertigo. Clinical picture evolved to lethargy, tetraparesis, consciousness impairment, and respiratory failure. …”
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Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation by Judy Tan, Fuad Spath, Rakesh Malhotra, Zaher Hamadeh, Anjali Acharya

“…A 57-year-old Hispanic woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, cough, and hemoptysis. She had undergone silicone breast implantation two years prior to presentation. …”
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Lactente com Angina de Ludwig complicada: um relato de caso by Mariana Digiovanni Pechebea, Angelica Maria Moro Ozosco, Ana Paula Cauduro Couto, Carolina Oliveira de Paulo, Diana Lorena Garavito Ramirez, Luiza Valentim Centenaro, Wendell Paiva Vita

“…The diagnosis is clinical and should be considered in any patient with a history of fever associated, stiff neck, induration and local edema. …”
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PD-1 Checkpoint Blockade in Patients for Acute Myeloid Leukemia after HSCT Relapse Resulted in Severe GVHD and sHLH by Zhi zhuo Du, Mi Zhou, Jing Ling, Lan Cao, Lingjun Kong, Shengqin Cheng, Peifang Xiao, Shaoyan Hu

“…They developed high-grade fever complicated with liver dysfunction and diarrhea 1 day after ICI administration. …”
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Laparoscopic Resection of Cholecystocolic Fistula and Subtotal Cholecystectomy by Tri-Staple in a Type V Mirizzi Syndrome by Fahri Yetişir, Akgün Ebru Şarer, Hasan Zafer Acar, Omer Parlak, Basar Basaran, Omer Yazıcıoğlu

“…A 24-year-old man was admitted to emergency department with the complaint of abdominal pain, intermittent fever, jaundice, and diarrhea. Two months ago with the same complaint, ERCP was performed. …”
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Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Condition in an Uncommon Gender by Muhammad S. Khurram, Hamadullah Shaikh, Uqba Khan, Jacob Edens, Warda Ibrar, Ameer Hamza, Awais Zaka, Roohi Bano, Tarik Hadid

“…Many factors are suspected to contribute to its development, such as previous surgery, endometriosis, and familial Mediterranean fever. The main management is surgical resection; however, it is estimated that the recurrence rate is up to 50%. …”
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Network-level reproduction number and extinction threshold for vector-borne diseases by Ling Xue, Caterina Scoglio

“…Numerical simulation results for malaria and Rift Valley fever transmission on heterogeneous networks are in agreement with analytical results without any assumptions, reinforcing that the relationships may always exist and proposing a mathematical problem for proving existence of the relationships in general. …”
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Granulomatous Hepatitis Secondary to Histoplasma Infection after Treatment with Infliximab by L. Barrera, J. Álvarez, M. Tapias, V. Idrovo, R. López

“…Classical presentation of Histoplasma infection includes fever and respiratory symptoms. Opportunistic microorganisms must be suspected on immunocompromised patients who develop bizarre symptoms. …”
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Early Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A New Association with Erythema Nodosum of Unknown Origin by Nikolaos K. Gatselis, Kalliopi Zachou, George N. Dalekos

“…We report two females (42 and 44 years old) with low-grade fever, arthralgias, and elevated cholestatic enzymes in the first and fatigue in the second. …”
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