Monday, January 3, 2022

32 year old male with fever under evaluation

 32 year old male with fever under evaluation



32 year old male patient came to casualty with chief complaints of:
Fever since 3 months
Cough since 3 months
Vomitings since yesterday 
History of present illness :
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 3 months back,then he developed fever which was of high grade associated with headache, chills,continuous,more during night time.
C/O cough since 3 months,dry,no hemoptysis. 
Associated with shortness of breath. 
C/O vomitings since previous day, multiple episodes. Non blood stained, non bilious.
H/O weight loss present. 
H/O loss of appetite present. 
H/O paraplegia 3 months back,admitted, recovered with in 2 months.No bladder and bowel involvement. 
Past history:
H/O koch's 5 years back,used ATT for 4 months and stopped.
H/o paraplegia 3 months back, admitted and recovered a within 2 months, no bowel or bladder involvement. (?GBS)
H/O multiple suicide attempts present. 
Not a k/c/o DM,HTN,asthma,epilepsy,CAD.
Personal history :
Diet-mixed
Appetite-normal 
Sleep-adequate 
Bowel and bladder movements-regular
Alcoholic, stopped 1 and half year back
Smoking 1 pack/ day
General examination:
Vitals on admission:
Temperature-98.8 F
BP-100/80mmhg
PR-88 bpm
RR-17 cpm
Systemic examination:
CNS oriented to t/p/p 
                    Right     left
Power         
Upper limb   4/5     4/5
Lower limb  4/5      4/5
Reflexes 
Biceps          +2       +2
Triceps              -    -
Supinator          -    -
Knee                  -     -
Ankle                 -      -
Plantar flexor    extensor
Thoracic spine tenderness (+)


Referral of Department of Pulmonology i/v/o Cough since 3 months with h/o Pulmonary koch's used ATT for 4 months and stopped. Current cxr shows B/L cavities with sputum for AFB positive. 
Advised- To start ATT acc to FDC guidelines, T. Mucinac 600mg 1 tab in 1 glass water po/Tid, high protein diet, 2 egg a day.

 Dx- fever under evaluation with ?Pulmonary koch's (past h/o ?GBS (AMSAN TYPE)), past h/o peripheral neuropathy with past h/o pulmonary TB (?defaulter)

Treatment:
1)Tab.PCM 650 mg PO/TID
2)Temperature charting 4th hrly
3)Inj.Optineuron 1 amp in 100 ml NS/IV/OD


rx: 
Inj. Optineuron 1amp in 100ml NS IV/od
Inj. Neomol 100ml iv/tid
T. Dolo 650mg po/tid
T. Mucinac 600mg 1tab in q glass water po/tid x3days
Syp. Ambroxyl 15ml po/tid
High protein diet
2 egg whites a day
Temp charting 4th hrly
Bp/PR charting 

DX- Pulmonary koch's rifampicin sensitive