General medicine case discussion
April 15, 2023
General medicine case discussion
E LOG MEDICINE CASE
15/04/2023
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Name : Krishna Pranavi Yallambhotla
Roll no : 61
2020 Batch
I have been given this case to solve in an attempt to understand the topic of "patient clinical data analysis" to develop my competency in reading and comprehending clinical data including history, clinical findings, investigations and come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan.
CASE DISCUSSION :
A 35 year old married man, working as a tractor driver, resident of Bhongir came to medicine OPD with
CHIEF COMPLAINTS:
Increase in size of the discolouration of skin since 8 months
HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS:
The patient was apparently asymptomatic 8 months ago. Later he noticed heat rashes over the nose area. It was not associated with itchness. The rash persisted for 15 days. After 15 days the skin started peeling off from the rashes which succeeded with the formation of hypopigmented patches and mild pain.
After 10 days, he took herbal medicine which is no use.
The patches kept spreading to his chest, upper limb and legs over the next 15days.
The skin peeling continued and was associated with fever in the evenings after coming back home from work.
He went to a local doctor and took medicine with saline administered for 3months.
He had evening rise of temperature associated with headache over the bitemporal region which subsided on medications.
Patient had burning sensation and itchiness over patches.
The patches became itchy and had a burning sensation on exposure to sunlight and water.
He then went to the Nalgonda for the treatment 2 months ago and was on it for 1 month.
Later, he went to Hyderabad 1 month ago and the treatment didn’t help him much
15 days ago, he went to Khammam hospital and was on treatment-
Ointment clobestarol and fused if acid
Ointment momentasone
Liquid Paraffin lotion
Tab. Levocitrazene
Where they recommended the patient to come to KIMS
He had joint pain in his wrist joint, which later developed at interphalangeal joints and ankle joint also. No radiation. No aggravating and relieving factors.
The joint pain was mainly in the morning with morning stiffness because of which his movement was restricted, which interfered with his work(lifting loads).
No h/o vomiting, constipation, burning micturition
PAST HISTORY :
10 years ago, He had complete loss of movement and sensation of his left upper limb and left lower limb with loss of speech.
There was no deviation of mouth or ptosis of eyelid.
He took herbal medicine only for 3 days after which he gained both his movement and sensation to normal.
No history of trauma to head.
3 years ago, head injury( a brick fell from a height) for which he had a minor surgery in Hanumankonda
No h/o HTN, DM, Asthma, CAD, Thyroid, TB, Epilepsy.
SURGICAL HISTORY:
Appendectomy was done 9 years ago in Karimnagar.
FAMILY HISTORY:
no significant history
PERSONAL HISTORY :
• Diet mixed
• Appetite normal
• Sleep adequate
• Bowel and bladder movements regular
• Allergies none
• Addictions- beedi- 1pack /day for past 25 years and alcohol 90ml/day for past 10 years
GENERAL EXAMINATION:
• The patient was conscious
• Well oriented with time, place and person
• Cooperative and coherent
• No pallor
• No icterus
• No cyanosis
• No clubbing of fingers
• No lymphadema
• No pedal oedema
