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Case Studies

Pheochromocytoma with fever and iron deficiency anemia

Amir A. Mahmouda Department of Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New YorkCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0630-1117
, MDORCID Icon,
Ahmed Shehadaa Department of Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York
, MD,
Muhammad Osamaa Department of Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York
, MD,
Gaby Razzouka Department of Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York
, MD &
Mohammad T. Khanb Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York
, MD
Pages 843-845 | Received 13 Jun 2022, Accepted 25 Jul 2022, Published online: 10 Aug 2022

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