Abstract:Fever of unknown origin is always a diagnostic challenge in establishing etiology. A gentleman in his 70s presented with complaints of fever and dry cough for 2 months duration. We proceeded with contrast imaging of the thorax and abdomen which revealed mild hepatomegaly. Bone marrow examination with bone marrow culture and 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18-FDG PET/CT). Bone marrow aspirate smears were hypercellular with around 50% atypical lymphoid cells with plasmacyt… Show more
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