Brazilian purpuric fever

Brazilian purpuric fever

Infobox_Disease
Name = Brazilian purpuric fever


Caption =
DiseasesDB =
ICD10 = ICD10|A|48|4|a|30
ICD9 =
ICDO =
OMIM =
MedlinePlus =
eMedicineSubj =
eMedicineTopic =
MeshName =
MeshNumber =

Brazilian purpuric fever (BPF) is an illness of children caused by the bacterium "Haemophilus influenzae" biogroup "aegyptius" [PMID 15784532] which causes fulminant sepsis. It is mainly known from Brazil but there have been recorded cases in Australia.

Causes

The causative bacterium is a Gram-negative coccobacillus that usually causes conjunctivitis in the tropics. By as yet uncertain means the conjunctivitis can be the focus of bacteremia and thus invasive disease. Brazilian purpuric fever is similar to meningococcemia in presentation. Prostrating high fevers and chills, vomiting and gastrointestinal complaints progress rapidly to extensive purpura, septic shock and acidosis. Meningitis does not occur.

Diagnosis and treatment

Diagnosis is made upon isolation of the bacterium from blood. Treatment is with ampicillin plus chloramphenicol until sensitivities are known. The mortality rate is around 70% even with therapy.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Brazilian purpuric fever — an acute illness in children characterized by fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, petechiae, purpura, and a recent history of conjunctivitis …   Medical dictionary

  • Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… …   Medical dictionary

  • Boutonneuse fever — Classification and external resources Typical eschar and spots on the leg of a patient with Boutonneuse fever[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Japanese spotted fever — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A77.8 Japanese spotted fever (or oriental spotted fever) is a condition characterized by a rash that has early macules, and later, in some patients, petechiae …   Wikipedia

  • BPFC — Brazilian purpuric fever clone …   Medical dictionary

  • BPFC — • Brazilian purpuric fever clone …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • Seth Berkley — Seth Franklin Berkley, M.D. (born in 1956 in New York, NY) is a medical epidemiologist by training and is currently President, CEO and founder of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). He received his Bachelor of Science and medical… …   Wikipedia

  • Meningococcal disease — Classification and external resources Charlotte Cleverley Bisman, one of the youngest survivors of the disease. The infected arms had to be amputated later. ICD 10 A …   Wikipedia

  • Neisseria meningitidis — Photomicrograph of N. meningitidis Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Chromobacterium violaceum — Blood agar plate culture of C. violaceum. Image from the CDC. Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”