title: [A 25-year-old woman with fever and hepatosplenomegaly: diagnostic approach].
abstract: We proceeded to an extensive etiologic search in a young women with a hepatosplenomegaly and a chronic persistent fever. We discuss the differential diagnosis of this situation with a final diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Département de Médecine, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. Frederic.Lamoth@chuv.ch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lamoth
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chabanel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Waeber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis; D006529:Hepatomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein