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The unusual finding of peripheral lymphadenopathy among confirmed Lassa fever patients in Nigeria

Abstract:

Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever belonging to the arenaviridae family that is well known to be endemic to West Africa. The clinical presentation of the disease ranges from asymptomatic to fulminant illness. Lymphadenopathy a clinical manifestation of inflammation, infection, or malignancy has not been widely reported in Lassa fever disease. We report two cases of Lassa fever disease presenting with lymphadenopathy.

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.2144/fsoa-2022-0086

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0000-0003-1258-2995
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Oxford college:
Linacre College
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-9088-9197


Publisher:
Future Science Group
Journal:
Future Science OA More from this journal
Volume:
9
Issue:
6
Article number:
FSO860
Publication date:
2023-05-01
Acceptance date:
2023-04-17
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EISSN:
2056-5623


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English
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Pubs id:
2071980
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pubs:2071980
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2024-12-22
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