Abstract
Introduction- Febrile thrombocytopenia is usually a condition commonly caused by infection like Malaria, Dengue fever, Enteric fever and Septicemia. It is one of the commonest presenting problems in Hospital. It is necessary to know the cause, which will be useful to give proper treatment to patient.
Aims and Objective- To study the aetiology and clinical profile of fever with thrombocytopenia.
Material and Method- The study was conducted on 100 patients who presented with fever, with thrombocytopenia and were admitted in Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical college, Gaya from November 2015 to April 2017.
Result- Fever with thrombocytopenia affected all age group but was common in 21-40 years of age group (43%). Fever was common clinical feature and 69% patients were having platelet count>50,000/mm3. Malaria was the commonest cause (30%) as compared to Dengue fever (23%).
Conclusion- Out come depends on the underlying cause of fever, early diagnosis and early treatment.
Keywords- Fever, thrombocytopenia, Malaria Dengue fever.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Manoj Kumar Choudhary
Assistant Professor, Medicine,
Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College, Gaya
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i6.207
