Rare presentation of a common disease of tropics.
A 19 years male presented with fever, oliguria and purpuric lesions involving both hands. The patient was diagnosed as a case of purpura fulminans with disseminated intravascular coagulation due to complicated falciparum malaria. The case is presented to sensitize the physicians to keep malaria as a differential in cases of fever with purpura fulminans.
Khaira
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Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110 029, India.
Gupta
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Gupta
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Mahajan
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Bhowmik
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Tiwari
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000563:Amebicides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077332:Artesunate; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010949:Plasma; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055665:Purpura Fulminans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011803:Quinine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D000563:Amebicides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077332:Artesunate; D011803:Quinine; D010431:Pentoxifylline