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ea0029p355 | Clinical case reports - Pituitary/Adrenal | ICEECE2012

A case of adrenocortical carcinoma with fever of unknown origin and elevated serum IL6 level

Hiroi N. , Sue M. , Yoshihara A. , Yamabe F. , Fukazawa Y. , Kamimura S. , Willenberg H. , Shibuya K. , Yoshino G.

A 31-years-old female was admitted to our hospital because of prolonged fever of unknown origin for 2 months. As she was originally diagnosed to have upper respiratory infection, antibiotics and antipyretic analgesics were prescribed. However, there is a recurrence of fever up to 39 °C without antipyretic analgesics. There were no changes in body weight or the size of clothes, and she did not notice any clinical features of Cushing’s syndrome. Her height and weight w...