A CASE OF PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISORDER PRESENTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2022
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A 16 year old girl presented in the casualty with complaints of loose stools and fever.
CHIEF COMPLAINTS
➤Loose stools for 3 days
➤Two episodes of fever
HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS
Patient was apparently asymptomatic 3 days back when she ate outside food(manchuria) and had loose stools from the afternoon of the same day which was non-bilious and not associated with blood .Patient had one episode of fever on the same day at night which was not associated with chills and rashes. One more episode of fever on next day morning which got relieved on medication which she took from local medical store but loose stools wasn't controlled so she came to our hospital.
He is not having any complain of abdominal pain and vomiting.
She had history of recurrent upper respiratory tract infection since the age of 4years.
She had jaundice in 2020 associated with severe anemia which was resolved.
HISTORY OF PAST ILLNESS
➤Not a known case of hypertension , diabetes ,bronchial asthma ,epilepsy, tuberculosis
➤k/c/o common variable immunodeficiency with Autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
DRUG HISTORY
➤Immunoglobulin injection since 2020
➤Blood transfusion 1year back (3 units)
PERSONAL HISTORY
➤Student
➤Patient is unmarried
➤Patient takes mixed diet but has a normal appetite.
➤Bowel and bladder movement is normal and regular.
➤Menarche at 15yrs
FAMILY HISTORY
➤No significant family history.
GENERAL EXAMINATION
➤Pallor : Not seen
➤Icterus : Not seen
➤Cyanosis : Not seen
➤Clubbing : Not seen
➤Lymphadenopathy : Not seen
➤Edema : Not seen
➤Weight : 28
➤Height: 4'5''
VITALS
➤Temperature : 98.3℉
➤PR : 120 beats per minute
➤BP : systolic 80mm hg by palpatory method
➤RR : 24 cycles per minute
➤SpO2 : 97% in room air
➤Blood Sugar (random) : 112mg/dl
SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION
➤s1 and s2 heard
➤Thrills absent.,
➤No cardiac murmurs
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
➤Normal vesicular breath sounds heard.
➤Bilateral air entry present
➤Trachea is in midline
ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION
INSPECTION
➤Shape - Scaphoid
➤Equal movements in all the quadrants.
➤No visible pulsation, dilated veins and localized swellings.
PALPATION
➤Tenderness in right iliac fossa
➤No palpable mass
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EXAMINATION
➤Conscious and coherent
PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS : ACUTE GASTROENTRITIS K/C/O PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISORDER
INVESTIGATIONS :
DAY 1
1) COMPLETE BLOOD PICTURE
LYMPHOCYTES 11%
2) COMPLETE URINE EXAMINATION
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NORMAL
3) ESR
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ELEVATED 42mm/hour
4) STOOL
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BLOOD IS SEEN
5) CRP
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POSITIVE 1.2mg/dl
6) RFT
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CREATININE 1.1mg/dl
CALCIUM 7.3mg/dl
7) LFT
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TOTAL BILIRUBIN:4.41mg/dl
DIRECT BILIRUBIN:0.89mg/dl
8) USG
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BOWEL WALL EDEMA
SPLENOMEGALY
9) 2D ECHO
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10) STOOL CULTURE
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PLENTY OF PUS CELLS
NO OVA/CYSTS SEEN
11) ECG
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TREATMENT
Day -1
1) IV FLUIDS NS AND RL 75ML/HR
2) TAB. ZOFER 4MG PO/OD
3) TAB PANTOP 40MG PO/OD
4) TAB PARACETAMOL 650MG PO/SOS
5) TAB SPOROLAC DS PO/TID
Day-2
Following improvements were seen:
➤Loose stools decreased
➤No fever spikes
TREATMENT
1)IV FLUIDS NS AND RL 75ML/HR
2) TAB PANTOP 40MG PO/OD
3) TAB PARACETAMOL 500MG PO/SOS
4) TAB SPOROLAC 2tab PO/TID
5) PLENTY OF ORAL FLUIDS
6) ORS ONE SACHET IN 1LTR WATER PO/TID
7) BP/PR/TEMP 4th HOURLY
Day-3
➤Loose stools decreased
➤No fever spikes
TREATMENT
1) IV FLUIDS NS AND RL 50ML/HR
2) TAB PANTOP 40MG PO/OD
3) TAB PARACETAMOL 500MG PO/SOS
4) TAB SPOROLAC 2tab PO/TID
5) PLENTY OF ORAL FLUIDS
6) ORS ONE SACHET IN 1LTR WATER PO/TID
7) BP/PR/TEMP 4th HOURLY
Day-4
➤Loose stools decreased
➤No fever spikes
TREATMENT
1) IV FLUIDS NS AND RL 50ML/HR
2) TAB PANTOP 40MG PO/OD
3) TAB PARACETAMOL 500MG PO/SOS
4) TAB SPOROLAC 2tab PO/TID
5) PLENTY OF ORAL FLUIDS
6) ORS ONE SACHET IN 1LTR WATER PO/TID
7) BP/PR/TEMP 4th HOURLY
Day- 5
➤Loose stools decreased
➤No fever spikes
TREATMENT
1) IV FLUIDS NS AND RL 50ML/HR
2) TAB PANTOP 40MG PO/OD
3) TAB PARACETAMOL 500MG PO/SOS
4) TAB SPOROLAC 1tab PO/TID
5) PLENTY OF ORAL FLUIDS
6) ORS ONE SACHET IN 1LTR WATER PO/TID
7) BP/PR/TEMP 4th HOURLY
8) TAB OFLOX-OZ PO/BD
9) SYP. POTKLOR 10ML ONE GLASS OF WATER PO/BD
