| Rare presentation of a common disease of tropics. | |
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PMID: 19086363 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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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. |
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Authors:
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A Khaira; V Gupta; A Gupta; S Mahajan; D Bhowmik; S C Tiwari |
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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 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-17 Completed Date: 2009-01-22 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: 721-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110 029, India. |
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Acute Disease Adult Amebicides / therapeutic use Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use Antimalarials / therapeutic use Artemisinins / therapeutic use Cephalosporins / therapeutic use Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / diagnosis*, drug therapy, physiopathology Humans Male Pentoxifylline / therapeutic use Plasma Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use Purpura Fulminans / diagnosis*, drug therapy, physiopathology Quinine / therapeutic use Renal Dialysis |
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0/Amebicides; 0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Antimalarials; 0/Artemisinins; 0/Cephalosporins; 0/Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; 130-95-0/Quinine; 6493-05-6/Pentoxifylline; 83507-69-1/artesunate |
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