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The management of fever and petechiae: making sense of rash decisions.

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In a retrospective and prospective audit of 55 children presenting to the paediatric assessment unit of a district general hospital with fever and petechial rash, 9% had significant bacterial sepsis. The "ILL criteria" (irritability, lethargy, low capillary refill) for the management of children

Incidence of bacteremia in infants and children with fever and petechiae.

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OBJECTIVE We determined the incidence of serious invasive bacteremia caused by Neisseria meningitidis and other organisms in febrile infants and children with a petechial rash. Further, we studied the diagnostic value of laboratory and clinical finding in these patients. METHODS We conducted this

[Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: possible dilemma in differential diagnosis].

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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) are classical diseases characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia is also a part of clinical picture in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome

Multiple myeloma presenting with a fever of unknown origin and development of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura post-bortezomib.

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Multiple myeloma rarely presents with a fever of unknown origin and diagnosis may be delayed. We describe a case of myeloma presenting in this way with raised serum-free light chains and TP53 deletion on cytogenetics. The patient developed thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (TTP) following

Acute rheumatic fever associated with Henoch-Schönlein purpura: report of three cases and review of the literature.

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OBJECTIVE To describe a possible relationship between Henoch-Schönlein purpura and rheumatic fever. METHODS Patients with features of both diseases were identified by reviewing the hospital records. Medline and reference lists from published articles were used to search for previous reports of the

Prolonged partial thromboplastin times in children with fever and petechiae without bacteremia or sepsis.

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OBJECTIVE In a prior uncontrolled study, 23% of children with fever and petechiae without bacteremia or sepsis had a prolonged partial thromboplastin time (PTT). We attempted to validate this finding by comparing the PTTs of children with fever and petechiae who were neither septic nor bacteremic

Rocky Mountain spotted fever presenting as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

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A patient presented with findings compatible with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was also considered because the patient was a hunter in a tick-infested area. He was treated for both diagnoses. The patient recovered and a diagnosis of Rocky

Acute infectious purpura fulminans due to probable spotted fever.

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Purpura fulminans (PF) is associated with several infections, most notably with meningococcus, staphylococcus, and streptococcus infections. However, there are few reports of association of this entity with spotted fever from India. We report the case of a 55-year-old man who presented with fever,

Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a child with hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome.

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This report describes a 3-year-old girl with a long history of periodic fever who presented with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. She was diagnosed with hyperimmunoglobulinemia D and periodic fever syndrome by means of mutation analysis of the mevalonate kinase gene. The serum IgA concentration was

Pediatric myth: fever and petechiae.

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A child presenting with petechiae and fever is assumed to have meningococcemia or another form of bacterial sepsis and therefore to require antibiotics, blood cultures, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and hospital admission. A review of the literature challenges this statement and suggests that a child

Brazilian purpuric fever: epidemic purpura fulminans associated with antecedent purulent conjunctivitis. Brazilian Purpuric Fever Study Group.

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In late 1984, 10 children in a small, rural town in Brazil had high fever associated with vomiting and abdominal pain. Within 12-48 h of the onset of fever, purpura developed associated with vascular collapse and peripheral necrosis. All 10 children died. Cerebrospinal fluid examinations did not

[Polyarthralgia, fever and purpura in a patient known to have splenomegaly].

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A 43-year-old patient was admitted for swollen and painful ankles, knees and elbows, palpable purpura of the lower extremities and fever. Splenomegaly had been diagnosed 5 years previously. At clinical workup, spleen and liver size were increased and purplish papular skin lesions were noted above

Atypical Henoch-Schonlein purpura: a forerunner of familial Mediterranean fever.

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Insuception is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in early childhood. The cause of most intussusceptions is unknown but it can complicate the course of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) as a result of the vasculitic process. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), a common disease in Israel,

[A report of two children with fever, headache, and purpura].

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In this study, two school-aged children had an acute onset in spring and had the manifestations of fever, headache, vomiting, disturbance of consciousness, purpura and ecchymosis, and positive meningeal irritation sign. There were increases in peripheral white blood cells and neutrophils, but

Incidence of invasive bacterial disease in children with fever and petechiae.

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The records of 129 patients admitted to the hospital with the findings of fever and petechiae were reviewed to determine the incidence of invasive bacterial disease in patients with this symptom complex. Twenty-six patients (20.2%) had culture-proven bacterial infections; 13 (11.1%) of the group had

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