Clinical assessment of fever with thrombocytopenia - A prospective study

Abstract

Infection is the commonest cause of thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenia associated with fever helps to narrow the differential diagnosis and management of fever. It also helps to know the various complications of thrombocytopenia and its management. 100 patients, ages >12 years with fever and thrombocytopenia between 1st September 2012 to 31st August 2014 were included for this study. Infection was the commonest cause of thrombocytopenia and Dengue was the commonest infection. Bleeding manifestations were seen in 15% of patients. 14% of patients had Petechiae/ purpura as the commonest bleeding manifestation followed by spontaneous bleeding in 10%. Good recovery was noted in 94% while 6% had mortality. septicaemia accounted for 5% of deaths, followed by dengue 1%. Infections, particularly Dengue was the commonest cause of fever with thrombocytopenia. In the majority of patients thrombocytopenia was transient and asymptomatic but in a significant number there were bleeding manifestations

Authors and Affiliations

M. P Gondhali| Department of Medicine, Rural Medical College, Loni, Manoj Vethekar| Department of Medicine, Rural Medical College, Loni, Dipak Bhangale| Department of Medicine, Rural Medical College, Loni, Khushal Choudhary| Department of Medicine, Rural Medical College, Loni, Mohit Chaudhary| Department of Medicine, Rural Medical College, Loni, Girish Patrike | Department of Medicine, Rural Medical College, Loni, Ajay Kundgir| Department of Medicine, Rural Medical College, Loni

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M. P Gondhali, Manoj Vethekar, Dipak Bhangale, Khushal Choudhary, Mohit Chaudhary, Girish Patrike, Ajay Kundgir (2016). Clinical assessment of fever with thrombocytopenia - A prospective study. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS), 5(1), 258-277. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-11553