A woman with Fever and neck pain.
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: HISTORY Mdm T, a 49 years old Chinese woman presented with giddiness and fever for 10 days. She was previously well. Prior to this presentation, she was seen in a private hospital twice and was told that the fever was not due to dengue. She was given antibiotic but her condition did not improve
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Her temperature was 37.4°C, BP 130/70 mmHg, pulse 72/min. A small diffuse goitre was noted, and the left lobe was tender on palpation. There was no palpable cervical lymph node and no clinical signs of hyperthyroidism.
In view of the physical finding, an ESR and a thyroid function test (TFT) were done, the results were:
ESR: 78 mm/h (normal: <21)
TFT: Free T4 54.5 pmol/L (normal: 9-25), TSH <0.01 mIU/L (normal: 0.4-4.7)
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Author: Cl Teng
Institution: IMU University
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2409167244