Spectrum and Their Correlation with Severity of Thrombocytopenia in Patients of Acute Febrile Illness: A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience Bikaner Rajasthan

Abstract Background: Acute febrile illness with thrombocytopenia is a common condition that is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Infection is a common cause of thrombocytopenia. Infections like Malaria, Dengue, Typhoid and septicemia are some of them. Methods: Total 394 patients of age more than 18 years with acute febrile illness with thrombocytopenia attending medicine department were enrolled and studied for demographic details along with severity of thrombocytopenia among different infections. Results: In present study, 54.06% patients were diagnosed with severe thrombocytopenia among the infections while 30.20% patients were moderate and 15.74% patients were mild. Patients with mix infection were more severe than single infection. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is rewarding and prevents morbidity and mortality in patients with febrile thrombocytopenia. Febrile thrombocytopenia is an important clinical condition commonly caused by infections, particularly viruses and malaria.