Open AccessYield of Bone Marrow Examination in Diagnosing the Source of Fever of Unknown Origin
Author(s) -
A. Hot
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.401
Subject(s) - medicine , fever of unknown origin , multiple myeloma , bone marrow , biopsy , odds ratio , bone marrow examination , acute leukemia , anemia , lymphoma , gastroenterology , leukemia , surgery , pathology
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) still remains a diagnostic challenge, while diagnosis may remain obscure for several weeks or months. The role of tissue biopsy is crucial in the diagnostic approach. We report a series of 130 consecutive patients with FUO who had undergone a bone marrow biopsy (BMB).
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