Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , January 2010

Fever of unknown origin (FUO): de Quervain's subacute thyroiditis with highly elevated ferritin levels mimicking temporal arteritis (TA)

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.06.006

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77 , January 2010

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