Fever of unknown origin (FUO) due to large B-cell lymphoma: The diagnostic significance of highly elevated alkaline phosphatase and serum ferritin levels

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-71

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Petelin, Andrew ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevated B12 level; Elevated ESR; Elevated LDH; Falsely elevated ACE levels in lymphoma; Falsely elevated PCT levels; FUO with hepatosplenomegaly; Liver biopsy for FUO; Naprosen test in FUOs

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; FERRITIN; GALLIUM; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; NAPROSYN TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SEROLOGY; SERUM; SPLEEN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE LYMPHOMA; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS TUMOR;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84872165255     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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