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. 2018 Oct 16;2(4):276-282.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.10.40507. eCollection 2018 Nov.

83-year-old Woman with a Fever and Emesis

Shelly Birch  1 , Sarah B Dubbs  2 , Laura J Bontempo  2 , Zachary D W Dezman  2
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83-year-old Woman with a Fever and Emesis

Shelly Birch et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .
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Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Electrocardiogram of an 83-year-old woman with fever and emesis.
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Chest radiograph of 83-year-old woman with fever and emesis.
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Empty container of Efficascent Oil, a topical pain-reliever containing camphor and methyl salicylate.
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