Evaluation of serum ferritin level in patients with fever of unknown origin

Background Diagnosis of the cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a great challenge. Serum ferritin may be a useful index for differentiating between infectious and noninfectious causes of FUO (malignant disease or collagen disease). In this respect, serum ferritin has the advantage of decreasi...

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Main Authors: Raed Hamed Mansour, Shaban Salah Abd El-moneum, Tarek Aly Hassan, Ahmed Abdelalim Abuo Elhassan, Mohamed Hasan Elnadry, Wlid Mohamed Elbakrawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2017;volume=15;issue=3;spage=135;epage=141;aulast=Mansour