Correlation of petechiae/purpura and spontaneous bleeding with thrombocytopenia

Correlation of petechiae/purpura and spontaneous bleeding with thrombocytopenia

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Introduction: Fever with thrombocytopenia has become a common presenting problem. Infection is the main cause of thrombocytopenia. Fever with thrombocytopenia is frequently associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Infections such as malaria, dengue, enteric fever, and septicemia are some of the major causes of fever with thromb...

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... the 25 cases of malaria, 4 (16%) had bleeding manifestations. Of the 14 cases of septicemia, 9 (64.28%) had bleeding manifestations, and of nine cases of enteric fever, no patient had bleeding manifestation [ Table 5]. ...