Febrile traveller with rash - dengue vs malaria

HIGH-YIELD Appears 3×

Teaching point

Traveller with fever, severe (break-bone) myalgia, rash, leukopenia AND thrombocytopenia points to dengue. Early dengue may show only a mild fall in WBC before platelets drop. Malaria typically spares the WBC count.

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