Case 26-2018: A 48-Year-Old Man with Fever, Chills, Myalgias, and Rash

Sarah E Turbett1, William G Tsiaras1, Shaunagh McDermott1

  • 1From the Departments of Medicine (S.E.T.), Radiology (S.M.), and Pathology (G.E.), Massachusetts General Hospital, the Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital (W.G.T.), and the Departments of Medicine (S.E.T.), Dermatology (W.G.T.), Radiology (S.M.), and Pathology (G.E.), Harvard Medical School - all in Boston.

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