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CASE REPORT

The Sustained and Marked Elevation of Serum Procalcitonin in a Hemodialysis Patient with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis, but Without the Evidence of Sepsis: A Case Report

Peiyi Luo1 Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China;2 Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yanqiong Long1 Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Liang Ma2 Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8327-7969View further author information
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Ye Tao1 Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Shenju Gou1 Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
Pages 5161-5166 | Published online: 02 Sep 2022

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