A case of 13 year old female patient with pyrexia

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A 13 year old female patient from Eeduluru came to OPD with the following

Chief complaints:

Fever and weakness since 1 week 

cold since 1 week 

cough since 1 week 


HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS


Patient was apparently asymptomatic 1 week ago then she developed fever which is insidious on onset , no progression , high grade fever , associated with chills and rigors , no aggregating factors , relived temporarily on medication , increased during night 

Later she developed cough which is dry and not associated with chest pain , non blood tinged , relived on medication , no aggrevating factors. Then she developed cold 1 week ago insidious in onset , aggregated during fever episode , relieved on medication 

Generalised body aches and weakness during fever episode 

No h/o vomitings , headache , burning micturition , nausea 

No h/o odynophagea, dysphagia, diarrhoea 


PAST HISTORY


Not a known case of hypertension, diabetes, epilepsy , tuberculosis 

Menarche - not attained 



PERSONAL HISTORY

Mixed diet 

Regular bowel and bladder movements 

Inadequate sleep due to increase in fever in the nights 

No addictions 

No allergies 


FAMILY HISTORY


No significant family history 


GENERAL EXAMINATION


Patient is conscious , coherent , cooperative 

Moderately built , moderately nourished 

No signs of pallor , icterus , cyanosis , clubbing , Kolinychia, lymphadenopathy 


Vitals

BP- 120/80 mmhg 
Pulse rate - 86 bpm
RR - 13 cpm 
Temperature- afebrile 



SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION


CVS


INSPECTION

Position of trachea is appears to be central 

No chest wall abnormalities 

Apical impulse is seen 

No visible pulsations , dilated engorged veins , surgical scars , sinuses


PALPATION

Confirmed inspection findings 

Position of trachea was central 

Apex beat was localised in the 5th intercostal space 2 cms medial to mid clavicles line 

No parasternal heave , thrills , tender points 


AUSCULATION

S1 , s2 are heard 

Apex beat heard

No added sounds 

No murmurs heard 


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM


Bilateral air entry is present 
Normal vesicular breath sounds are heard 


PER ABDOMEN

Abdomen is soft , non tender 
No signs of organomegaly 
Bowel sounds are heard 


CNS

No focal deficits 

INVESTIGATIONS







                                                                 FEVER CHART :











PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS

Viral Pyrexia with neutropenia ( under evaluation).


TREATMENT


Iv fluids 50ml/hr @ n

Tab pcm 500 mg 

Syrup ascoril - ls 10 ml po/tid

Inj. Cefipime 500 mg iv / tid


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