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Fever of unknown origin frequently remains a diagnostic challenge. Immunological diseases account for about 20– 30% cases of these fevers. We report the case of a boy who presented with high fever for 2 months and was finally diagnosed as a case of IgG4-related disease at the rectovesical pouch.
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Contributors: SC, SD: investigated the case and drafted the manuscript; PP: supervised the case management and provided critical inputs to manuscript; RN: final diagnosis on histopathology of the tissue sample and helped in finalization of the manuscript.
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Chakrabarti, S., Pal, P., Dutta, S. et al. IgG4-related Disease at Rectovesical Pouch Mimicking Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor. Indian Pediatr 56, 1059–1061 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-019-1691-3
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