[Aspects of internal medicine].
Chronic infectious diseases may run over many months and years, accompanied by only mild clinical signs and often without organ-specific symptoms. People with any kind of immuno deficiency are more frequently affected by chronic infections. History, physical examination, laboratory tests, microbiological tests and imaging methods may lead to an exact diagnosis. The most important differential diagnosis are autoimmune diseases, amyloidosis and malignant lymphoma.
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Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie und klinische Immunologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
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D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D014330:Tropical Medicine