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Valproate induced thrombocytopenia complicating acute febrile illness

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2006
Sodium valproate is a commonly used anticonvulsant. Thrombocytopenia is one of the lesser known adverse effects of valproate. Fever with thrombocytopenia is a frequent clinical presentation especially in tropical countries like India with emerging and ...
Elizabeth K, Gopakumar H, Zachariah Philip, Jacob Roy   +3 more
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Acute Febrile Respiratory Illness in the ICU [PDF]

Chest, 2008
Acute febrile respiratory illness (FRI) leading to respiratory failure is a common reason for admission to the ICU. Viral pneumonia constitutes a portion of these cases, and often the viral etiology goes undiagnosed. Emerging viral infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and avian influenza present with acute FRIs progressing to ...
Christian Sandrock, Nicholas Stollenwerk
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Acute undifferentiated febrile illness: Protocol in emergency department

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Fever accounts for around 15% of emergency visits in elderly age group and around 5% in adults. The spectrum of etiologies ranges from non-infectious to infectious etiologies.
Vempalli N Subramanyam, Nidhi Kaeley, Manish Kumar, Subodh K Pandey, Bharat B Bhardwaj, Konda S Reddy   +5 more
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Management of glycemia in acute febrile illness

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017
With increasing the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes across the globe, a large number of patients with acute febrile illness (AFI) are likely to have concomitant diabetes or stress hyperglycemia.
Sanjay Kalra, Sameer Aggarwal, Deepak Khandelwal, Deep Dutta   +3 more
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Acute febrile illness in remote and rural communities: Perspectives of health providers and managers in Chattogram, Bangladesh [PDF]

SSM - Health Systems
Acute febrile illness is a major public health issue in tropical regions, particularly in remote and rural areas where healthcare access is difficult.
Marco Liverani, Sharmin Ahmed, Aninda Sen, Rusheng Chew, Arjun Chandna, Shayla Islam, Richard J. Maude, Akramul Islam, Yoel Lubell   +8 more
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Utility of admission biomarkers in predicting severe outcomes and triage in acute febrile illness: A cohort study [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Objectives To determine the role of biomarkers in acute febrile illness patients at admission in predicting moderate-to-severe multiorgan dysfunction at 24 h of hospitalization and the need for invasive mechanical ventilation at 48 h of hospitalization ...
Thejesh Srinivas, Nitin Gupta, Gagana Hanumaiah, Shwethapriya R, Prithvishree Ravindra, Kavitha Saravu, Ravindra Maradi, Souvik Chaudhuri   +7 more
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Rickettsial Infections Causing Acute Febrile Illness in Urban Slums, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
We conducted enhanced acute febrile illness surveillance in an urban slum community in Salvador, Brazil. We found that rickettsial infection accounted for 3.5% of urgent care visits for acute fever.
John B. Fournier, Lucas S. Blanton, Nivison Nery, Elsio A. Wunder, Federico Costa, Mitermayer G. Reis, Guilherme S. Ribeiro, David H. Walker, Albert I. Ko   +8 more
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Seroprevalence of scrub typhus among patients with acute febrile illness: A study from northern districts of West Bengal [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Scrub typhus is a re-emerging acute febrile illness with a high case fatality rate. Early clinical features are nonspecific and resemble any acute febrile illness, with or without skin rash creating clinical dilemmas. Untreated or undiagnosed
Santanu Hazra, Arpita P. Dutta, Sumana Moitra, Shampa Das, Sanjoy K. Mallick, Arunabha Sarkar, Binita Pradhan, Ayan Chakraborty, Debapriya Bhowmick, Arnab Saha   +9 more
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Oropouche virus screening among acute febrile illness cases in Thailand: no evidence of circulation in arboviral-endemic regions [PDF]

BMC Research Notes
Oropouche virus (OROV) causes Oropouche fever, an acute febrile illness with clinical symptoms similar to other arboviral infections. Accurate laboratory confirmation is essential to differentiate OROV from other tropical diseases and avoid inappropriate
Sarawut Khongwichit, Piyada Linsuwanon, Sirima Wongwairot, Erica Lindroth, Yong Poovorawan   +4 more
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Pancytopenia and Acute Febrile Illness in a Female [PDF]

Laboratory Medicine, 2009
Patient: 52-year-old female. Chief Complaint: Fever with chills and rigor for 1 week. History of Present Illness: She was started on antimalarial treatment. She responded well and was afebrile 48 hours after initiation of therapy. She was also on regular medication for diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism for the past 10 years. Past Medical History:
Naveen Kakkar, Chanchal Gera, Nitin Malhotra   +2 more
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