A 43-year-old woman who reported having fever, chills, productive cough, and diarrhoea for five days came to the hospital.

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PMH:&nbsp;Her past medical history included hypertension only. She also had a history of foreign travel &amp; hospitalisation in a ward containing community-acquired infection.&nbsp;

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Examination:&nbsp;On examination, she was febrile to 39˚C, tachypnoeic, tachycardiac, and had bilateral infiltrates on chest radiography.&nbsp;

 
Lab investigations:&nbsp;Initial pathology analyses were: a white blood cell count of 19.3, 109 /L (polymorphs 90%, lymphocyte 4%), haemoglobin 12.5 g/L, platelet count of 149, 109 /L, urea 7.9 mmol/L, creatinine 257 mol/L, and lactate dehydrogenase 2513 IU/L.

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Fever and Cough: Case Study of a 43-Year-Old Woman

Fever with cough, chills and diarrhoea

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