A Case of N.E. 16 y.o Male cc: fever x 3 days
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A Case of N.E.
16 y.o Male
cc: fever x 3 days
History of Present Illness
3 days PTC:
(+) fever with chills
(Tmax 39.5ºC)
(+) headache
(+) generalized
weakness
(+) myalgia
(+) sore throat
(+) cough with
productive sputum
(whitish)
(-) epistaxis
(-) gum & aural bleeding
(-) hematemesis
(-) hematuria
(-) hematochezia
(-) melena
(-) petechiae/ ecchymoses/
rash
Px has a neighbor
diagnosed with Dengue
History of Present Illness
3 days PTC:
(+) fever with chills
(Tmax 39.5ºC)
(+) headache
(+) generalized
weakness
(+) myalgia
(+) sore throat
(+) cough with
productive sputum
(whitish)
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(-) calf pain
(-) abdominal pains
(-) jaundice
(+) good urine output
(-) hx of wading through
the floodwaters
History of Present Illness
3 days PTC:
(+) fever with chills
(Tmax 39.5ºC)
(+) headache
(+) generalized
weakness
(+) myalgia
(+) sore throat
(+) cough with
productive sputum
(whitish)
Medications taken:
Paracetamol 500mg/tab
every 4 hours for fever
with minimal relief
Review of Systems
(-) dizziness
(-) difficulty of breathing
(-) chest pains
(-) palpitations
(-) weight loss >20%
(-) decrease in appetite
Past Medical History
(-) hypertension, diabetes, liver, lung and
kidney disease
(-) asthma, allergies to food and drugs
(-) previous hospitalizations and surgeries
Birth and Maternal History
Pt was born FT at Fabella hospital by an
OB-Gyne via SVD to a then G1P0 mother.
(-) maternal illness, exposure to
chemicals, radiation
(-) exposure to measles and varicella
infection
Immunization History
completed the EPI c/o LHC
(+) MMR c/o private pediatrician
Nutritional History
Px was fed with both breastmilk and
formula since birth.
The patient’s current diet consists of rice,
meat, fish, poultry, with minimal fruits and
vegetables
Personal and Social History
H - good rel’p with parents & siblings
E - 2nd year HS, satisfactory performance, (-)
failing grades
A - basketball, computer games
D - no use of illicit drugs
S - has groups of friends in school and
neighborhood
S - not sexually active
S - no suicidal thoughts
Personal and Social History
Non-smoker, occasional alcoholic
beverage intake
Px lives with his mother and 2 other
siblings at home in Pasay City
Mother is the breadwinner of the family
and works in a factory
Px’s family gets monthly stipend from
relatives who work abroad
HPN
Asthma
Genogram
9
7
32
CVD
PTB
30
27
24
16
Physical Examination
BP 90/60 HR 120s RR 20 T 38.6
Px is awake, coherent, oriented, weak-looking
Pinkish conjunctivae, anicteric sclerae, (+) pharyngeal
injection, (-) cervical lymphadenopathies, (-) anterior
neck masses, (-) nasoaural bleeding, (-) gum bleeidng
Equal chest expansion, clear breath sounds, (-)
wheezes, (-) crackles, (-) retractions
Adynamic precordium, distinct heart sounds,
tachycardic, regular rhythm, no murmurs
Soft and flat abdomen, normoactive bowel sounds, (-)
masses/ tenderness, liver and spleen nonpalpable
Full and equal pulses, pinkish nailbeds, (-) cyanosos, (-)
clubbing, (-) edema, (-) rash, (-) petechiae/ ecchymoses,
(-) calf tenderness, (+) flushed skin
Tourniquet Test
negative (<20 spots in 1 square inch)
Assessment
R/O Dengue Fever/ Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Plan
For CBC with platelet count
Paracetamol 500mg/tab 1 tab every 4
hours for fever
Tepid sponge bath
Supportive therapy
Increase oral fluid intake
Avoid dark colored foods
WOF bleeding episodes
Questions Questions…..
What if the CBC was normal? It has only been a
3 day Hx of fever..
A negative tourniquet test doesn’t necessarily r/o
DF/DHF.. What now?
Its too early to say.. What can we do at this
point? Is watchful waiting enough to prevent the
complications of DF/DHF?
Recent dengue cases are noted to be more
virulent than the past (cross-immunities etc)
DF/DHF Epidemiology
10,383 cases of DF/DHF noted by Nat’l
Epidemiological Center of DOH (Jan-June
20)
104 deaths (case fatality of 1%)
Most cases were at NCR, Region 4A, 5,6
Most deaths are caused by complications
secondary to DHF and DSS
Most are diagnosed LATE
Bio-Rad Dengue NS1 Antigen Test
New offer at PGH Central Lab!!
Used in private hospitals since 2007
serum
available in minutes
May detect 4 dengue serotypes in the first
5 days of viremia (febrile phase)
Diagnostic Dilemma
P - pediatric patients with clinical signs of
Dengue Fever, in the first 3 days of fever
I - Dengue NS1Antigen test
C - virus isolation test
O - sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis
of Dengue Fever
M - cross sectional study
Clinical Question (Diagnostics)
What is the sensitivity and specificity of
Dengue NS1Antigen test versus a viral
isolation test in the diagnosis of DF/DHF in
pediatric patients with clinical signs of DF
in the first 3 days of viremia in a cross
sectional study?
Therapeutic Dilemma
P - Pediatric patients with clinical signs of
systemic viral infection (SVI)
I - Immunologicals
C - placebo
O - shortening the course of the disease
M - RCTs
Clinical Question (Therapeutics)
In pediatric patients with clinical signs of
systemic viral infection, is there a
significant difference in giving
immunologicals versus placebo in
shortening the course of fever seen in
randomized controlled trials?