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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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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 |