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== Background == |
== Background == |
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| − | * Etiocholanolone is a metabolite |
+ | * Etiocholanolone is a metabolite generated during the metabolism of testoterone |
| + | * It is a pyrogen, causing fever when injected, but also leukocytosis |
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+ | *Thought to be the mechanism of a number of [[Periodic fever syndrome|periodic fever syndromes]], though does not appear to be widely accepted |
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Latest revision as of 17:13, 23 April 2022
Background
- Etiocholanolone is a metabolite generated during the metabolism of testoterone
- It is a pyrogen, causing fever when injected, but also leukocytosis
- Thought to be the mechanism of a number of periodic fever syndromes, though does not appear to be widely accepted
