Teicoplanin induced-drug fever in a patient of complicated dengue fever

Abstract

We present a case of 40 years old female, who was referred to our hospital with history of acute febrile illness with seizures, had septic shock, leukemoid reaction who was investigated and found to have dengue. Her clinical presentation was attributed to severe secondary bacterial infection. With this scenario she was empirically started on Meropenem, Teicoplanin and Doxycyclin. General condition started recovering, she became normotensive, there were no further episodes of seizure, but she continued to have persistent fever.