Fever and disseminated lymphadenopathy in a SLE patient in Hong Kong: Part 1

Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-355

  Ng, George W Y ^a   Cheuk, W ^a   Lee, May K P ^b   Wu, T C ^a   Chau, K F ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lymphadenopathy; Penicilliosis; Penicillium marneffei; SLE

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMYLASE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLOROQUINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CREATININE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HEMOGLOBIN; ISONIAZID; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MICROSCOPY; MYCOSIS; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HONG KONG; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 33747584851     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020600820724     Document Type: Article

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