title: Persistent fever investigation saves patient's life.
abstract: A 47-year-old woman had been hospitalized one month earlier for lupus nephritis with a hypertensive emergency that led to a seizure. During this earlier hospitalization, she was given a diagnosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK, USA. Email: mebusch@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK, USA.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Priyambada
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK, USA.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK, USA.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK, USA. Email: skraleti@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Shashank
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kraleti
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D051359:Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D054038:Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome