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View larger version (410K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A 41-year-old man had a two-day history of constant upper-abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever (temperature as high as 40°C). The blood pressure was 139/59 mm Hg, and the pulse rate was 100 beats per minute. Physical examination revealed abdominal distention, diffuse tenderness, decreased bowel sounds, and poor dentition but was otherwise unremarkable. The hemoglobin level was 9.4 g per deciliter, with a white-cell count of 11,700 per cubic millimeter and a platelet count of 1000 per cubic millimeter. The peripheral-blood smear revealed abundant fusiform rods that were about 2 to 4 µm in length (arrows) and were . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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