Fever and petechiae: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 03:38, 15 August 2019

Infectious
- Bacteremia
- Borrelia spp.
- Clostridium spp.
- Infective endocarditis (many species)
- Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae (disseminated gonococcal infection)
- Neisseria meningitidis (acute or chronic meningococcemia)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Rickettsia prowazekii
- Rickettsia rickettsii
- Spirillum minor
- Streptobacillus moniliformis
- Staphylococcus aureus (bacteremia)
- Group A Streptococcus (streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, scarlet fever)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (asplenic patient)
- Vibrio vulnificus
- Yersinia pestis
- Viral hemorrhagic fevers
Non-infectious
- TTP/HUS
- Vasculitis (small-vessel): IgA vasulitis (HSP)
- Hematologic malignancy like leukemia with thrombocytopenia

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-= Fever and petechiae or purpura =
-== Differential Diagnosis ==
 * Infectious
 ** Bacteremia
-** Borrelia spp
+** ''[[Borrelia]]'' spp.
-** ''Clostridium'' spp
+** ''[[Clostridium]]'' spp.
-** Infective endocarditis (many species)
+** [[Infective endocarditis]] (many species)
-** ''Haemophilus influenzae'' type B
+** ''[[Haemophilus influenzae]]'' type B
-** ''Neisseria gonorrhoeae'' (disseminated gonococcal infection)
+** ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]'' (disseminated gonococcal infection)
-** ''Neisseria meningitidis'' (acute or chronic meningococcemia)
+** ''[[Neisseria meningitidis]]'' (acute or chronic meningococcemia)
-** ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa''
+** ''[[Pseudomonas aeruginosa]]''
-** ''Rickettsia prowazekii''
+** ''[[Rickettsia prowazekii]]''
-** ''Rickettsia rickettsii''
+** ''[[Rickettsia rickettsii]]''
-** ''Spirillum minor''
+** ''[[Spirillum minor]]''
+** ''[[Streptobacillus moniliformis]]''
-** ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (bacteremia)
+** ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' (bacteremia)
-** ''Streptobacillus moniliformis''
-** Streptococcus group A (streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, scarlet fever)
+** [[Group A Streptococcus]] (streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, scarlet fever)
-** ''Streptococcus pneumoniae'' (asplenic patient)
+** ''[[Streptococcus pneumoniae]]'' (asplenic patient)
-** ''Vibrio vulnificus''
+** ''[[Vibrio vulnificus]]''
-** ''Yersinia pestis''
+** ''[[Yersinia pestis]]''
-** Viral hemorrhagic fevers
+** [[Viral hemorrhagic fevers]]
 * Non-infectious
 ** TTP/HUS
 ** Vasculitis (small-vessel): IgA vasulitis (HSP)
 ** Hematologic malignancy like leukemia with thrombocytopenia
+[[Category:Fever syndromes]]
+[[Category:Rashes and skin lesions]]