Classic and malignancy-associated* symptoms |
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Fever > 38°C -
Association with an underlying hematologic or solid tumour malignancy, inflammatory disease, or pregnancy, or preceded by an upper respiratory or gastrointestinal infection -
Excellent response to treatment with systemic corticosteroids -
Abnormal laboratory values at presentation (3 of 4):
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-ESR > 20 mm/hr -
-CRP positive -
-leukocytes > 8000/μl -
-neutrophils > 70%
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Drug-induced† symptoms |
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Fever > 38°C -
Temporal relationship between drug ingestion and clinical presentation, or temporally related recurrence after oral rechallenge -
Temporally related resolution of lesions after drug withdrawal or treatment with systemic corticosteroids
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