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ArticleCureus2021

Antibiotic-Resistant Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: An Unusual Presentation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome.

Abubakar Tauseef, Avdesh Buragadda, Sunil Nair, Ayesha Anum, Maryam Zafar

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Abubakar TauseefInternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Avdesh BuragaddaInternal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
Sunil NairInternal Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
Ayesha AnumInternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Maryam ZafarInternal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 74-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of high-grade fever, productive cough, and difficulty breathing for three weeks, and a significant weight loss in the past six months. Despite a detailed investigation, diagnosis could not be achieved. Multiple empiric regimens were tried but no response was observed. Bone marrow biopsy was conducted after suspicious peripheral film result, which concluded that the patient was having myelodysplastic syndrome. Although pyrexia of unknown origin has a diverse group of diseases to evaluate for, and rare entities are difficult to diagnose, meticulous evaluation may give significant evidence for targeted diagnostic workup.

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antibioticmyelodysplastic syndromemysterypyrexia of unknown originreview

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PMID34285848
PMCPMC8286634

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