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Fever in an Elderly Male: What Is Apparent Is Not Always True

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India

    Upinder Kaur

  2. Department of Geriatric Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, 221005, India

    Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti & Mukesh Kumar

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UK performed literature review and wrote the article; SSC was the primary treating physician of the patient, edited the article, and planned the report; and MK was involved in care of the patient and diagnostic workup and performed literature review.

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Kaur, U., Chakrabarti, S.S. & Kumar, M. Fever in an Elderly Male: What Is Apparent Is Not Always True. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 1, 666–668 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-019-00106-0

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