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Large vessel vasculitis secondary to granulocyte-colony stimulating factor.

Juan José Soto CastilloJesús Loarce-MartosJosé Miguel Blanc-Molina
Published in: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten (2020)
Aortitis is a rare entity that may cause fever of unknown origin. This entity has a wide various etiologies, which main cause is rheumatologic, but not only. Iatrogenia has also been described, including chemotherapy and supporting treatment (like granulocyte-colony stimulating factor in oncological patients. The evidence in favour of this pharmacological link is growing. The differential diagnosis of fever, in febrile neutropenia setting, can be difficult to itemize.
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