A child from West Bengal presents with fever & unconsciousness for 1 day and pallor with no focal neurodeficit. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Correct Answer: Cerebral malaria
Description: Cerebral malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum: Acute onset of fever, anemia with altered sensorium in an endemic area suggests cerebral malaria Viral encephalitis- fever, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, behavioral changes, drowsiness, and coma Pyomeningitis- Fever, headache, stiff neck Tubercular meningitis-Fever, headache, stiff neck, neurological deficit
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