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humidifier fever
Etiology:
- inhalation of endotoxin in contaminated humidifier water
Clinical manifestations:
- acute syndrome of fever, chills, myalgias & dyspnea
Radiology:
-> no pulmonary infiltrates
Differential diagnosis:
- humidifier lung disease
General
fever syndrome
References
Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998