Hello everyone.. I am an intern in Medicine and i am making this log so that I can share the cases I have been seeing during my posting at medicine department.And as a hope that some will share their new ideas and thoughts.
Details of this patient was given by my colleague intern, Anugna.I am thankful for that
CASE :
A 18YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT CAME TO OPD WITH CHIEF COMPLAINT OF WEAKNESS OF B/L LOWERLIMBS SINCE 20 DAYS
THE WEAKNESS STARTED IN PROXIMAL REGION 2 YEARS BACK WHICH IS INSIDIOUS IN ONSET GRADUALLY PROGRESSIVE LATER PROGRESSED TO B/L DISTAL REGION
H/O B/L EDEMA OF LL NON PITTING TYPE
H/O DIFFICULTY IN SQUATTING POSITION AND GETTING UP FROM SQUATTING POSITION
H/O DIFFICULTY IN WEARING AND HOLDING CHAPPALS
NO H/O DIFFICULTY IN COMBING HAIR , BUTTONING AND UNBUTTONING SHIRT
NO H/O CRANIAL NERVE INVOLVEMENT
PAST HISTORY
NOT A K/C/O HTN,DM,CVA, EPILEPSY,CAD,TB,THYROID
PERSONAL HISTORY-
diet-mixed
appetite-normal
sleep-adequate
B&B-regular
FAMILY HISTORY-
not significant
-no known food or drug allergies
GENERAL EXAMINATION-
-patient was conscious, coherent and coperative
-moderately built and nourished.
-no signs of pallor, icterus, clubbing, cyanosis, lymphadenopathy, edema
-VITALS
1.temperature-AFEBRILE
2.pulse rate-92bpm
3.respiratory rate-18 cycles/min
4.BP-130/90mmhg
5.SpO2-96%
6.GRBS-142mg/dl
SYSTEMIC EXAMINATION
I.CVS-
S1 S2 heard
no added murmurs
2.RESPIRATORY SYSTEM-
-normal vesicular breath sounds heard
-bilateral air entry present
3.PER ABDOMEN-
shape=scaphoid
umbilicus=central and normal in position
all quadrants moving equally on respiration
no tenderness
no organomegaly
bowel sounds-heard
no bruit heard
4.CNS-
patient is conscious, coherent, coperative
patient well oriented to time, place and person
higher mental functions= normal
Cranial nerves- intact
Motor system-
tone - normal
power - 4-/5 in both lower limbs
reflexes absent in both lower limbs
sensory system-normal
No meningeal signs
No cerebellar signs
Based on the above complaints patients blood samples were sent for
1.CBP
2.serology
3.RFT
4.ECG
5.CUE
6 MUSCLE BIOPSY
DD - Muscular dystrophy
Acute on CIDP
TREATMENT
T Prednisolone 15mg po od
T Pantop 40mg bbf
T Met xl 12.5mg od
Cap Becosules od
T Chymerol forte od
T Taxim 200mg bd
T Vit c od
T Ultracet sos
PROCEDURE:
Have seen muscle biopsy from right quadriceps femoris as investigation for Becker disease (provisional diagnosis)
Here is the sample that has been taken yesterday
details about this case are presented by our Pg mam and has been uploaded in YouTube here is the link : https://youtu.be/3VVH7w3rWSM.
18/05/2020:
Patient came today and we are planning for randomised control trail with placebo and deoxyribose.
This is to check whether deoxyribose has effect on myopathy or not.
Sir, I had a doubt, if the reflexes are absent, how did he get a normal NCV?
ReplyDeleteCan u show me where I posted about ncv?
Deletehttps://avinashrollnumber1.blogspot.com/2020/05/18yr-old-male-with-complaints-of.html
ReplyDeletemy thoughts on this case!!
Sir, does the muscle weakness vary with temperature ?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the effect of temperature on muscle contraction and on nerves?
DeleteSir has the steroid treatment has shown any improvement in the patient's condition?
ReplyDeleteActually what happen is he got discharged after 2 days of admission so we can't got any update on that.
DeleteSir why don't we probe a lil deeper into history to rule out any other causes of weakness in lower limbs like perhaps any compression of lower spinal nerves
ReplyDeleteHe didnt mention about any bachache right and what are the symptoms of compression of Lower spinal nerves
ReplyDeleteSir what is the creatinine kinase level in this patient
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