Acute undifferentiated fever in children- an overview
Journal Title: Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
Fever is one of the common reason for OPD as well as in patient admission department. Due to improvements of laboratory facilities & imaging the incidence and etiological profile of fever have drastically changed. Proper history taking and systematic examination remains the gold standard for fever evading diagnosis.
Authors and Affiliations
Rabindran Rabindran, Mamta Verma
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