We describe a case of Brazilian spotted fever in a previously healthy young woman who died with petechial rash associated to acute renal and respiratory insufficiency 12 days following fever, headache, myalgia, and diarrhea. Serologic test in a serum sample, using an immunofluorescence assay, revealed reactive IgM/IgG.

Background. Congenital CMV (cCMV) is the leading non-genetic cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in the U.S. Approximately 40-60% of infants with symptomatic cCMV infection develop long term sequelae such as hearing loss. Currently, there are no identified predictors of hearing loss. The objectiveis to determine clinical predictors of SNHL in infants with symptomatic cCMV infection. Meth...

A 6-year-old boy was admitted to the emergency department (ED) suffering from petechiae and purpura on his face caused by a farming accident. He got his T-shirt caught in a rotating shaft at the back of a tractor. The T-shirt wrapped around his thorax and compressed him. He did not lose his consciousness during the incident. His score on the Glasgow Coma Scale was 15 and his initial vital signs...

A 5-month previously healthy male presented with fever (102oF) of one day duration. Physical examination was normal except for fever and subtle bluish ecchymotic patches over knees. Shortly after admission, he developed cold clammy extremities, poor peripheral pulses and a generalized petechial rash. Fluid resuscitation and intravenous ceftriaxone were initiated promptly with restoration of sat...

In a retrospective and prospective audit of 55 children presenting to the paediatric assessment unit of a district general hospital with fever and petechial rash, 9% had significant bacterial sepsis. The "ILL criteria" (irritability, lethargy, low capillary refill) for the management of children with fever and petechiae are proposed.

Abstract In September 2018, a four-month-old dog with fever and petechial bleeding came to the internal clinic at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University Belgrade. On hematology analysis, thrombocytopenia mild anemia were observed. Examination blood smear revealed platelet inclusions. The commercial serology test was positive for Anaplasma spp. treated doxycycline 14 days, after 48 hours from...