17 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER

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CHIEF COMPLAINTS 

  • Fever since 15 days
  • Headache since 15 days 
  • Cough since 15 days
  • Giddiness since 2 days
HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS

The 17 year old patient was apparently asymptomatic 15 days ago and then developed high grade fever which was sudden in onset, continuous and associated with chills and was relieved after taking medication. She then developed frontal headache since 15 days and dry cough since 15 days along with the complaint of chest pain. 

PAST HISTORY

No H/O DM, HTN, TB, asthma, epilepsy, CAD.

PERSONAL HISTORY 

DIET: Mixed 
APPETITE: Normal 
SLEEP: inadequate 
B&B: irregular
Consumes toddy occasionally  
No allergies 


FAMILY HISTORY 

H/O fever in both her sister and niece

GENERAL EXAMINATION 

The patient was conscious, coherent, cooperative, well oriented to time, place, person. She was moderately built and moderately nourished. 

VITALS: 
Temp: 98.9
PR- 85 bpm
RR- 36 cpm
BP- 90/60 mmHg
SpO2- 99%

No signs of pallor, icterus, cyanosis, clubbing, lymphadenopathy and edema.  













SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION

CVS - S1, S2 heard 
RS: BAE + 
P/A: soft, non tender
CNS: no focal neurological deficits



PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS: 

Dengue Hemorrhagic fever

INVESTIGATIONS: 
















TREATMENT









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