A strange fever in two brothers
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Case report A 5 year-old boy was admitted to the hospital for limping and periodic fever. His family medical history was remarkable for the same symptoms in his brother (3 years old). Their medical history started at the age of three months in both cases, after the first vaccination, with monthly periodic fever associated with laterocervical and submandibular lymphadenopathy, severe abdominal pains with vomit and diarrhea and maculo-papular rash. The duration of fever was 3–6 days (40°C).
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008