Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2020
A 5-year-old child had acute onset of the disease that manifested in body temperature up to 39.5°C, marked chills, weakness, inertness, skin pallor, and headache. 8 hours later a hemorrhagic rash developed on the skin of the buttocks and legs. The child is sluggish, the body temperature has dropped, blood pressure is 80/40 mm Hg, respirations are 28-30/min., diuresis is decreased. Make the provisional diagnosis:
Answer options
- Measles
- Hemorrhagic vasculitis (Henoch-Schonlein purpura)
- Reye syndrome
- Thrombocytopenic purpura
- Meningococcemia
Correct answer
Meningococcemia
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