Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Sunday, November 9, 2014

A Chilly Fever

A 30-year-old graduate student presented with fevers associated with shaking chills and severe headaches. He had been well until 1 week before presentation, when he began to have daily fevers, with temperatures as high as 39.4°C. Any fever in a patient who has had possible exposure to malaria should prompt consideration of this diagnosis.

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A Chilly Fever 

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