Case 13-2003
| Autor: | Sjirk J. Westra, Souhad Younes, G. Naheed Usmani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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| Zdroj: | New England Journal of Medicine. 348:1692-1701 |
| ISSN: | 1533-4406 0028-4793 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/nejmcpc030006 |
| Popis: | Presentation of Case A 14-month-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of hepatomegaly, left-sided ptosis, and a bony lump on the forehead. The patient had been constipated for several months, passing one hard stool every two or three days with pain. Three months before admission, fevers began; his temperature rose as high as 39.4°C for two to three days. About two months before admission, intermittent sweats occurred, as did fevers, with temperatures that seldom exceeded 37.8°C. About two months before admission, the patient was noted to have a perianal rash. A dermatologist prescribed a series of topical treatments that . . . |
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