Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: February | Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 582-585
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210273
Clinical Outcome of Acute Febrile Illness with Thrombocytopenia among Patients at Tertiary Care Hospital
Jakkula Bhaskar1, Chatala Sridhar2
1Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Science, Karimnagar.
2Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Science, Karimnagar.
Corresponding Author: Chatala Sridhar
ABSTRACT
Identifying clinical outcome of Febrile thrombocytopenia from acute febrile illness. Acute fever with thrombocytopenia is a common problem with increased mortality and morbidity if not diagnosed and treated properly in time. Usually in condition commonly caused by infection like malaria, dengue, enteric fever and septicaemia. It is necessary to know the cause, which will be useful to give proper treatment to patient.
Aims and Objective: To study the clinical outcome of acute febrile illness with thrombocytopenia.
Material and Method: This is Hospital based Longitudinal study was conducted on 174 patients who present with fever, with thrombocytopenia and were admitted in General Medicine department in Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar from June 2018 to May 2019.
Result: Fever with thrombocytopenia affected all age group was but majority of 65 patients in the age group 25 - 40 years. Malaria was the commonest cause (35.1%) as compared to dengue (8.6%).
Conclusion: Outcome depends on the underlying cause of fever, early diagnosis and treatment.
Keywords: Acute Febrile Illness, Fever, Thrombocytopenia, Malaria, Dengue.
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