A 40-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presented with a 5-day history of fever, night
sweats, and new-onset, bitemporal, pounding headaches. He reported no cough, chest
pain, dyspnea, or upper respiratory symptoms; no nausea, vomiting, neck stiffness,
vision changes, photophobia or phonophobia. He had recently travelled to rural Minnesota
with his family, none of whom had similar symptoms.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
December 21,
2022
Received:
December 3,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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