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A 64 yo female w hx of hypertension under medication, presenting fever, epigastric pain, loss of appetite and fatigue for a month, lab workup shows leukocytosis wbc 20500, CRP 24, blood sugar 1,50, LDH 3XN (otherwise N), chest XR and fibroscopy were normal, CT of abd demonstrating multiple lesions

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