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A Case Report of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Hematology Department, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing, China
Hematology Department, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing, China
- 1 Hematology Department, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing, China
- 2 Hematology Department, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing, China
Journal of Cancer Therapy·Volume 04 (2013)·Pages 1145–1147·Published 12 August 2013·DOI10.4236/jct.2013.47131
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Abstract
A 10-year-old boy had a long time of fever, and was diagnosed as JRA at first, but the patient’s condition got worse and worse after the treatment, then we did the cervical lymph node biopsy, which showed ALCL (Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma). After receiving the correct treatment, the patient’s condition got better .
KeywordsFUOALCLMisdiagnose
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