Imported infections. Unexplained fever.
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Imported infections. Unexplained fever.
People returning from abroad frequently consult their general practitioners because of a febrile illness developing after arriving home. The cause of the fever may be immediately obvious when it is due to common conditions such as streptococcal tonsillitis or infectious mononucleosis. Sometimes, however, the doctor may be unable to make an immediate diagnosis and must consider the possibility t...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5941.397