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[Fever of unknown origin].

W D Reinbold·D Kaiser·K Lowka
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A 54-year-old man suffered from intermittent episodes of high fever up to 40 degrees C for a period of about 2 years. In 1945 he was wounded by a shell fragment entering the left lower thorax. Finally the combination of diagnostic procedures revealed the origin of the fever. A colonic fistula leading to the shell fragment in the spleen was found.

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Colonic DiseasesDiagnosis, DifferentialEmpyemaFever of Unknown OriginForeign BodiesHumansIntestinal FistulaMaleMiddle AgedSpleenTomography, X-Ray ComputedWounds, PenetratingCase ReportsJournal Article

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W D Reinbold, D Kaiser, K Lowka. 1984. [Fever of unknown origin].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6515023/

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