A 30-year-old Moroccan man with a history of inflammatory bowel disease was admitted to the hospital because of fever, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea. He had last traveled to Morocco 5 months before admission. On admission to the hospital, his temperature was 40.5°C and the heart rate was 70 beats per minute. There was atypical lymphocytosis in the blood, and serum levels of aminotransferases were slightly elevated. A diagnostic procedure was performed.
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