Evaluation of serum ferritin level in patients with fever of unknown origin

Evaluation of serum ferritin level in patients with fever of unknown origin

Background Diagnosis of the cause of fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a great challenge. Serum ferritin may be a useful index for differentiating between infectious and noninfectious causes of FUO (malignant disease or collagen disease). In this respect, serum ferritin has the advantage of decreasi...

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Main Authors: Raed Hamed Mansour, Shaban Salah Abd El-moneum, Tarek Aly Hassan, Ahmed Abdelalim Abuo Elhassan, Mohamed Hasan Elnadry, Wlid Mohamed Elbakrawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
Subjects:
ferritin
fever
fuo
Online Access:http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2017;volume=15;issue=3;spage=135;epage=141;aulast=Mansour

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http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2017;volume=15;issue=3;spage=135;epage=141;aulast=Mansour

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