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In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader (regular type). The authors' commentary follows.

A 46-year-old woman from the Philippines with no history of serious medical conditions was hospitalized with fatigue, body aches, and a weight loss of 4.5 kg (10 lb) over the previous three months. She did not have fever, sweats, or a cough and had not recently traveled outside Chicago. She did not smoke cigarettes or use any drugs. Her family history was . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital and Rush Medical College, Chicago.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Reilly at Rm. 2129, 1835 W. Harrison St., Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL 60612, or at breilly@cchil.org.

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N Engl J Med 2003; 348:1931-1932, May 8, 2003. Correspondence

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