Fever and a rash.

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...

Fever, rash and agranulocytosis.

To cite: Khan U, Hadid T. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2017-219403 DESCRIPTION A Caucasian woman aged 74 years successfully underwent laminectomy and decompression surgery for spinal stenosis, which was complicated by wound infection with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), MRSA bacteraemia and endocarditis. M...

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...

Rash and fever in a college student.

Fever, diffuse rash and arthralgia.