Rash in Relapsing Fever

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...

Relapsing Fever in Seistan

To the Editor of "The Indian Medical Gazette." Sir,?During the period February to May of this j'ear 4cases of relapsing fever were admitted to the Seistan Consulate Hospital. Diagnosis was confirmed by microscopic examination of the blood. The clinical description conformed closely to that of the Indian variety of the disease. One patient, however, a strong healthy man 28 years of age, develope...

Relapsing fever in Africa.

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...

Relapsing Fever in Kashmir