Solving the fever mystery: Fever and tonsillar ulcer in an elderly patient

Pyrexia of unknown origin in the elderly is not an uncommon clinical problem. In day to day clinical practice, it has been observed that antibiotics are often empirically escalated to ‘treat fever’ in an otherwise well patient. However, this may not be warranted. It is more important that a comprehe...

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Main Authors: Jasmine Shimin Chung, Zhentang Lao, Ban Hock Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105815596096