Pel-Ebstein Fever: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

Pel-Ebstein fever, periodic fever of lymphomas, Hodgkin disease, Hodgkin's disease, HD, Hodgkin's episodic fever, Hodgkin episodic fever, B symptoms, B-type symptoms, Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, HL, lymphoma, lymphoma-related fever, relapsing fever, hemolysis, hemolytic anemia, periodic fever spikes

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Ephraim P Hochberg, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Jeffrey M Zaks, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Vice President, Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Internal Medicine, Providence Hospital
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