19 year old male with fever and lower back pain


19 Year old male with fever and lower backache

December 01,2022

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This is a case of 19 year old male from mirylaguda who is intermediate second year student came to general medicine OPD with chief complaints of :


Fever since 4 days 


Lower back ache since 4 days


Generalized weakness since 4 days


Abdominal pain since 4 days 


HISTORY  OF PRESENTING ILLNESS 


Patient was apparently asymptomatic 10 days back then he developed high grade fever which was insidious in onset gradually progressive ,no diurnal variation which got relieved on medication given by local RMP [some IV medication was given for 1 day and oral medication is given].


Since 4 days he had high grade fever which was insidious in onset ,progressive and it is  continuous not associated with chills and rigor ,no diurnal variation.


He had two episodes of vomiting 2 days ago which was non projectile contained food particles


He also complained of low back ache since 4 days which is insidious in onset ,gradually progressive, and is persistent and pain increased during inspiration and no relieving factors.[he was unable to describe the character of pain]


He also complained of abdominal pain which is insidious in onset persistent not associated with nausea and vomiting


He also complained of generalized weakness since 4 days 


No history of burning micturition, increased frequency of urine ,difficulty to pass urine ,nocturnal eneursis


No history of loose stools 




DAILY ROUTINE 


He wakes up at 8 AM and does his morning routine , eats breakfast at 9 AM usually eats 4 idlies or 1 dosa or 4 bondas and goes to college at 9 AM by bus as his college is 10-25 km far from his home ,He is a CEC student attends all his classes and eat lunch at 2PM usually he eats junk foods [fried rice ,noodles,road side foods] almost daily as he feels embarrassed taking lunch box along with him , college ends at 4 PM ,comes back to home by 5 PM and eat dinner at 6 PM ,he usually prefers to eat rice in dinner. After having dinner he watches movies till 12 AM or go out with friends


His parents are agricultural labourer so sometimes he goes along with them Or sometimes he skips college and goes to work along with his cousin brother as part of recreation [ his cousin brother has plastic and iron shop where they store all the plastic and iron which they collected and sell them to others for reuse]

PAST HISTORY :

History of fever 10 days back which was diagnosed as typhoid and was given oral medication for 3 days and iv medication for 1 day


No history of Hypertension, diabetes, asthma, epilepsy,TB


No history of prolonged hospital stay


No history of previous surgeries


FAMILY HISTORY 


No significant family history 


PERSONAL HISTORY 


Diet : mixed 


Appetite: decreased since 4 days


Bowel and bladder:regular 


Sleep:adequate


History of toddy and beer consumption occasionally


GENERAL EXAMINATION 


Patient was conscious,coherent  cooperative


Moderately build and moderately nourished


well oriented to time ,place and person

Pallor : no pallor,Lower palpebral congestion is seen

Icterus: absent

clubbing: absent

cyanosis: absent

Lymphadenopathy: absent

Edema : absent






VITALS: 

Temp: febrile

BP: 110/80 mmHg supine position

PR- 90 bpm

RR- 16cpm

 

SYSTEM EXAMINATION:


Abdominal examination- 


 INSPECTION


On Inspection Abdomen is flat, no abdominal distension, umbilicus is central and  inverted ,no engorged veins,no scars,sinuses,hernial ornifices are clear


PALPATION


All inspectory findings are confirmed


Tenderness present in epigastric region and right hypochondrium region


Tenderness present in right renal angle


Blanching present on  Abdomen and back


liver dullness  in 5th intercoastal space, 







PERCUSSION : No significant findings


AUSCULTATION: bowel sounds heard


RESPIRATORY EXAMINATION 


trachea central,


normal respiratory movements,


normal vesicular breath sounds.


CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM


S1 ,S2 heard ,no murmurs


CNS EXAMINATION

No focal neurological deficits



INVESTIGATIONS 


FEVER CHART






CHEST X-RAY





Date 29 Nov 2022








                   NS 1 antigen





USG




Review USG on 30 Nov 2022




ECHO


On 1st December


*PLATELET TRANSFUSION IS DONE :









PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS 

 *Dengue fever

 *serositis 


TREATMENT


 On 29 Nov 2022


1.IVF- NS/RL @75ml/hr

2.INJ PANTOP 40mg/IV/OD

3.TAB DOLO 650mg/PO/TID

4.TAB ZOFER 4mg/PO/SOS

5.INJ NEOMOL 100ml



On 30 Nov 2022


1.IVF- NS/RL @75ml/hr

2.INJ PANTOP 40mg/IV/OD

3.TAB DOLO 650mg/PO/TID

4.TAB ZOFER 4mg/PO/SOS

5.INJ NEOMOL 100ml


On 1st Nov 2022

1. IVF- NS/RL @100ml/hr

2. INJ PANTOP 40mg/IV/OD

3. TAB DOLO 650mg/PO/TID

4. TAB ZOFER 4mg/PO/TID

5. INJ NEOMOL 100ml/IV/SOS

6. PIPTAZ 4.5g/IV/TID






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