SMJ articles in the category "fever"

Original Article

Fever, Abnormal White Blood Cell Count, Neutrophilia, and Elevated Serum C-Reactive Protein in Adult Hospitalized Patients with Bacteremia

Objectives: Relatively little is known about the prevalence of and factors associated with the absence of fever, normal white blood cell count (WBC), lack of neutrophilia, and the frequency of elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in adult hospitalized patients with bacteremia. Methods: Frequencies of fever (temperature ≥100°F), abnormal WBC count…

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Case Report

Spontaneous Cholesterol Crystal Embolization to Bone Marrow

Cholesterol crystal embolization is a well-established complication of arterial trauma and anticoagulation which may involve multiple organs including the skin and muscle, producing clinical features such as livedo reticularis, cyanosis and gangrene of the toes and intense myalgias. Cholesterol crystal embolization to bone marrow has been described in postmortem studies,…

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