Acute undifferentiated fever in children- an overview
Keywords:
Acute Undifferentiated fever, Pyrexia of unknown origin, Children
Abstract
Fever is one of the common reason for OPD as well as in patient admission department. Due to improvements of laboratory facilities & imaging the incidence and etiological profile of fever have drastically changed. Proper history taking and systematic examination remains the gold standard for fever evading diagnosis.
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CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijpr.2017.i11.01
Published: 2017-11-30
How to Cite
Dr. Rabindran, & Mrs Mamta Verma. (2017). Acute undifferentiated fever in children- an overview. Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research, 4(11), 634-635. https://doi.org/10.17511/ijpr.2017.i11.01
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