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Q. A 7-year-old girl came to the hospital in status epilepticus (convulsion for 1 hr). She had a fever for 15 days, and her Widal was positive. platelet 34000. ps for mp neg, dengue neg. On examination, she had hepatosplenomegaly. The patient died within 30 minutes despite being given O2 and an anticonvulsant. What could be the cause of death?

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VICTOR OKPO
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immediate cause of death is likely intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to thrombocytopenia
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Thirumalesha R L
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Fever with thrombocytopenia
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