Fever of unknown origin: a clinical mask of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.

Hermann, Jacek; Bajko, Grzegorz; Stajgis, Marek; Szmeja, Jacek; Koscinski, Tomasz; Drews, Michal

Hermann, Jacek; Bajko, Grzegorz; Stajgis, Marek; Szmeja, Jacek; Koscinski, Tomasz; Drews, Michal.

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Hermann J; Department of General, Gastrointestinal and Endocrinological Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.

Contemp Oncol (Pozn) ; 16(6): 596-9, 2012.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23788952

RESUMEN

The authors present a patient suffering from malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Differential diagnosis has become the major concern in the fatally ill patient. Pain, increasing abdominal girth, anorexia and weight loss, and recurrent ascites are the most frequent presenting symptoms. In this patient, fever of unknown origin was a clinical mask of mesothelioma. The diagnostic process was focused on infections and collagen-vascular diseases since they are the most common causes of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. However, persistent pyrexia can also occur, less frequently, in the course of any malignant disease.

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fever of unknown origin; malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Contemp Oncol (Pozn) Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Polonia Pais de publicación: Polonia

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