A Woman with Fever and Rash after African Safari

Fever and Rash in a Young Woman

A 25-year-old woman presents with fever, rash, mild headache, and decreased appetite. About 1 week earlier, she had dysuria, urgency, and suprapubic pain. Trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) was prescribed, and the urinary tract symptoms quickly resolved. However, 3 days later, fever developed and her temperature has been gradually rising since then. She denies cough, sputum, urinary sympt...

Fever and rash in a woman returning from the Caribbean.

Rash and fever after sulfasalazine use.

A 28 year old Afro-Caribbean woman presented to our hospital with a three day history of an acute, diffuse, urticarial, papular rash on her trunk, limbs, and face. She also had facial swelling and fever. The mucosa and conjunctiva were not affected. Her medical history was unremarkable until a recent diagnosis of seronegative inflammatory arthritis during her second trimester of pregnancy, for ...

Fever and a rash.

Accepted 30 October 1996 A 37-year-old man presented with acute confusion following five days of back pain, and two days of fever and diarrhoea. On examination he had a fever of 38.7°C, jaundice, neck stiffness, conjunctival suffusion, and a purpuric rash (figures 1 and 2). His pulse was 100 beats/min and blood pressure 100/80 mmHg. The heart sounds were normal. He was tachypnoeic with scattere...

A Woman with Unilateral Rash and Fever: Cellulitis in the Setting of Lymphedema

Cellulitis in the setting of lymphedema is an uncommon but clinically important presentation to the emergency department. Stagnant lymph is an ideal medium for bacterial growth and progression can be rapid due to decreased ability to fight infection in the affected area. Infections are commonly caused by gram-positive cocci, though blood cultures are often negative. Treatment should be aimed at...