... tothe Infectious Disease Clinic in a serious condition, notfully conscious, and with diffuse haemorrhagic signsappearing, with purpuric lesions on the trunk and face,and with gingival bleeding. ... vomiting, headache,backache and pain in both legs.On initial examination, his vital signs included a bodytemperature of 40°C, a pulse of 106 beats/min and a res-piratory rate of 40 breaths/min. ... purposes)Competing interestsThe author(s) declare that they have no competing inter-estsAuthors' contributionsSA participated in acquisition, analysis and interpretationof data. LR participated in...