| Purpura fulminans in a complicated Falciparum malaria. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18822630 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 19-year-old 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. |
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Authors:
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A Khaira; V Gupta; A Gupta; S Mahajan; D Bhowmik; S C Tiwari |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India Volume: 56 ISSN: 0004-5772 ISO Abbreviation: J Assoc Physicians India Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-09-30 Completed Date: 2008-11-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505585 Medline TA: J Assoc Physicians India Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 467-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 029. |
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Adult Antimalarials / administration & dosage Artemisinins / administration & dosage Blood Transfusion Cephalosporins / administration & dosage Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / diagnosis, etiology, therapy Hand* Humans Malaria, Falciparum / complications*, diagnosis, therapy Male Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch / diagnosis, etiology*, pathology, therapy Quinine / administration & dosage Renal Dialysis Treatment Outcome |
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0/Antimalarials; 0/Artemisinins; 0/Cephalosporins; 130-95-0/Quinine; 83507-69-1/artesunate |
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