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DERMATITIS AND FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN AS MASKS OF THE INITIAL STAGE OF HODGKIN’S DISEASE
 
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Z Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Wewnętrznych Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie Publicznego Szpitala Klinicznego Nr. 1 w Lublinie
 
 
Med Og. 2008;14(4)
 
Hodgkin’s disease may be the cause of fever of unknown origin. The article describes the case of a patient with the first symptoms of Hodgkin’s disease - fever and dermatitis. The disease was diagnosed based on histopathologic examination of the enlarged, axillary lymph nodes. Resolution of symptoms was obtained after chemotheraphy
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Hodgkin’s disease may be the cause of fever of unknown origin. The article describes the case of a patient with the first symptoms of Hodgkin’s disease - fever and dermatitis. The disease was diagnosed based on histopathologic examination of the enlarged, axillary lymph nodes. Resolution of symptoms was obtained after chemotheraphy
 
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