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A Wrinkle in Time

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  • Sigall Kassutto, M.D.,
  • and Marshall A. Wolf, M.D.

An 86-year-old man presented with abdominal discomfort and fever. His medical history was notable for long-standing hypertension, mild chronic renal insufficiency, coronary-artery bypass surgery, repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm seven years earlier, gout, diverticulitis, and prostatitis.

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Author Affiliations

From the Department of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (S.K.); the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (S.K., M.A.W.); and the Department of Medical Education, Brigham and Women's Hospital (M.A.W.) — all in Boston.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Wolf at 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115, or at .

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