Question
A 26 years old male presented with fever and headache for 3 days. His BP is 90/60 mm Hg and examination revealed the following rash on the legs. What is the likely diagnos
A. Dengue hemorrhagic fever
B. Enteric fever
C. Meningococcus
D. Scrub typhus
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Ans: C. Meningococcus
(Ref: Ananthanarayan 10/e p230, 10/c p230, 8/c p230)
- History of fever and headache for 3 days with blood pressure 90/60 mm Hg and rash on the legs are suggestive of meningococcemia.