1601006153 SHORT CASE
1601006153: Short case Final practical
GM FINAL PRATICAL SHORT CASE
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35 year old male patient , resident of ramachandrapuram works as a daily wage labourer, since 20 years he is a chronic smoker (1 pack of beedi every 2 days ) and a chronic alcoholic(90 ml daily ) .
He presented with a 3 month history of painless papules with erythema that started initially over the face ,then it gradually extended to upper limb ,lower limb and trunk
No hypodense lesions
No fever
No pus
No loss of sensations
No genital lesions
He had soap and topical cream available and some oral drugs taken from the nearby medical shop
He used this remedy for 2 months , some lesions regressed over time ,but few persistent lesions were noticed on hands ,leg ,trunk ,earlobe ,nose
Then the patient developed blackish skin discoloration 14 days ago over hands and feet with skin peeling, cracking, ulcer formation associated with burning sensation and erythema present all over the body
Associated with Loss of appetite
Since 4 days patient developed continuous high grade fever associated with chills and rigors
There is no history of similar complaints in the past
EXAMINATION:
- Face: loss of eyebrows, thickened earlobe
- Scaly hyperpigmented plaques with fissures noted involving the feet Extending from the sole to the dorsal aspect of the foot
- Oral cavity: dark erythematous lesions on the palate
- Multiple lesions of different sizes with ill defined erythematous borders and pale hypopigmented centre with peeling and raw areas are seen on trunk, limbs and face
DIAGNOSIS : HANSEN'S DISEASE
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