Case 31-2024: A 37-Year-Old Man with Fever, Myalgia, Jaundice, and Respiratory Failure

William C Hillmann1, Ryan Chung1, Amir M Mohareb1

  • 1From the Departments of Medicine (W.C.H., A.M.M.), Radiology (R.C.), and Pathology (M.E.M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine (W.C.H., A.M.M.), Radiology (R.C.), and Pathology (M.E.M.), Harvard Medical School - both in Boston; and the Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta (R.A.S.).

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