Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
Avoid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) if dengue, viral haemorrhagic fevers, peptic ulcer disease, or renal impairment are suspected.
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- Avoid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) if dengue, viral haemorrhagic fevers, peptic ulcer disease, or renal impairment are suspected. (Approach to fever)
- ●\nTravellers to West Africa may have viral haemorrhagic fevers (e.g. (Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd)
- • Viral haemorrhagic fevers, yellow fever, meningococcal sepsis, leptospirosis,\nrickettsial spotted fevers, malaria\n\n INFECTIOUS DISEASE • 5 (Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd)
- Clinically confused with other causes of febrile jaundice: malaria, viral hepatitis A, B and E, leptospirosis, and other viral haemorrhagic fevers such as dengue, Lassa and Ebola (Medical Virology CAT 2024/2025 — MKU MBMM 3333 Questions & Answers)
- Suspected acute viral haemorrhagic fever with a history of tick bite. (Hematopathology MCQs & Essays: MBChB Exam Revision Guide — Revision Guide)
- Medical Virology: basic virology, viral replication, pathogenesis, diagnosis, antivirals, vaccines, DNA and RNA viruses, hepatitis viruses, arboviruses, viral haemorrhagic fevers, oncogenic viruses, and HIV (MBChB Year 3 Examination Timetable and Revision Outline — 2026 — Revision Guide)