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Original Article

Diagnostic approach for patients with unidentified fever according to the classical criteria of fever of unknown origin in the field of autoimmune disorders

Rina WatanabeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Hirotake SakurabaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Hiroto HiragaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Department of Community Healthcare Development in Odate and North Akita, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Dai KishidaDepartment of Medicine (Neurology and Rheumatology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Shinji OtaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Keisuke HasuiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Hidezumi KikuchiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Yui AkemotoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Department of Anatomic pathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Nahoko TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Takato MaedaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Yasuhisa MuraiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Shukuko YoshidaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Shibata Irika Co.Ltd, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Tetsuya TatsutaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Manabu SawayaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Daisuke ChindaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Department of Community Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1690-5923
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Tatsuya MikamiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Division of Endoscopy, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Yoh IshiguroDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Division of Clinical Research, Hirosaki National Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Hirosaki, Japan
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Shinsaku FukudaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan; ;Division of Endoscopy, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan;
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Pages 176-184 | Received 04 Sep 2019, Accepted 17 Nov 2019, Published online: 01 Dec 2019

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