Saturday 16 June 2012

A patient with acute fever developed acute bleeding after aspirin was given.


Situation: A patient with acute fever developed acute bleeding after aspirin was given.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was dengue not ruled out?
Lesson: Make sure that all patients with acute febrile illness are evaluated for dengue as low platelets count can precipitate bleeding in them, if aspirin is given to reduce fever.

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