Saturday, June 23, 2007

Derm round 24

45 years old lady presented with fever of 5 days duration, associated with chills, rigors, nausea, and bodyache. There was history of dengue outbreak in neighborhood. At day 5, fever resolved and the above rashes appeared mostly over her arms.

Clinically, multiple red spots with rim of halo noted over her arms. Full blood count showed leucopenia with lymphocytosis and thrombocytopenia, consistent with viral picture. Dengue IgM was positive.