A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected Cause
We describe a 74-year-old man with purpura fulminans and altered sensorium following an acute febrile illness. Intensive sepsis management was to no avail, until institution of doxycycline therapy following confirmation of scrub typhus. Empirical doxycycline needs to be considered in endemic areas f...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2014-01-01
|
| Series: | Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/146251 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832551459322855424 |
|---|---|
| author | Dhiraj Jain Stalin Viswanathan Chandramohan Ramasamy |
| author_facet | Dhiraj Jain Stalin Viswanathan Chandramohan Ramasamy |
| author_sort | Dhiraj Jain |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | We describe a 74-year-old man with purpura fulminans and altered sensorium following an acute febrile illness. Intensive sepsis management was to no avail, until institution of doxycycline therapy following confirmation of scrub typhus. Empirical doxycycline needs to be considered in endemic areas for patients presenting with purpura fulminans. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-4756acbf95864f7586517a00a9daf66b |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-6463 2090-6471 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2014-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| spelling | doaj-art-4756acbf95864f7586517a00a9daf66b2025-02-03T06:01:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712014-01-01201410.1155/2014/146251146251A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected CauseDhiraj Jain0Stalin Viswanathan1Chandramohan Ramasamy2Department of General Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College & RI, Pondicherry 605009, IndiaDepartment of General Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College & RI, Pondicherry 605009, IndiaDepartment of Cardiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, IndiaWe describe a 74-year-old man with purpura fulminans and altered sensorium following an acute febrile illness. Intensive sepsis management was to no avail, until institution of doxycycline therapy following confirmation of scrub typhus. Empirical doxycycline needs to be considered in endemic areas for patients presenting with purpura fulminans.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/146251 |
| spellingShingle | Dhiraj Jain Stalin Viswanathan Chandramohan Ramasamy A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected Cause Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected Cause |
| title_full | A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected Cause |
| title_fullStr | A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected Cause |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected Cause |
| title_short | A Life Threatening Rash, an Unexpected Cause |
| title_sort | life threatening rash an unexpected cause |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/146251 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT dhirajjain alifethreateningrashanunexpectedcause AT stalinviswanathan alifethreateningrashanunexpectedcause AT chandramohanramasamy alifethreateningrashanunexpectedcause AT dhirajjain lifethreateningrashanunexpectedcause AT stalinviswanathan lifethreateningrashanunexpectedcause AT chandramohanramasamy lifethreateningrashanunexpectedcause |