Question

A 25-year-old returns from Southeast Asia with fever, headache, and a blanching rash. Platelets are low, and there is evidence of capillary leak. According to NICE guidelines, which infection is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Dengue fever

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Malaria

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Typhoid fever

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Leptospirosis

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HIV acute seroconversion

Practice question

A 25-year-old returns from Southeast Asia with fever, headache, and a blanching rash. Platelets are low, and there is evidence of capillary leak. According to NICE guidelines, which infection is most likely?