A Prolonged, Perplexing Pyrexia

• Published in: The American journal of medicine Vol. 122; no. 11; pp. 1001 - 1003
• Main Authors: Ruiz-Rivas, José L., MD, Val, Daniel, MD, García, Francisca, MD, Estirado, Eva, PhD, Alonso, María J., PhD, Laguna, Fernando, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2009; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Adult; Axilla; Biopsy; Diagnosis, Differential; Fever; Fever - diagnosis; Fever - etiology; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunity, Cellular; Internal Medicine; Leprosy; Leprosy, Borderline - complications; Leprosy, Borderline - diagnosis; Leprosy, Borderline - immunology; Leprosy, Lepromatous - complications; Leprosy, Lepromatous - diagnosis; Leprosy, Lepromatous - immunology; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Male; Medical diagnosis; Medical prognosis; Medical treatment; Skin - pathology; Time Factors

Ruiz-Rivas et al presents a case of a 28-year-old man who consulted doctors for a fever several weeks duration. One year prior to the consultation, the patient, a Brazilian man who had lived in Spain for 3 years, had received a probable diagnosis of alcohol-induced hepatopathy. Ten months later, he...