A 48-Year-Old Man with Fevers and Weight Loss48-year-old man presented for evaluation of fevers, night sweats, and a 20-pound unintentional weight loss over 3 months. He also had a dry cough over the same time, without dyspnea, chest discomfort, or hemoptysis. On examination, he was febrile and tachycardic, with tenderness in the right upper quadrant on abdominal palpation. What is the diagnosis?

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