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CASE OF MULTIPLE SKIN LESIONS 

A 23 year old lady , psychologist by occupation resident of nalgonda came to opd with c/c of painful skin leisions over the upper and lower limbs and back of trunk since 8 months 

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:

Patient was apparently assymptomatic 8 months back she developed multiple red lesions on both upper limbs not associated with burning or itching after 1 week she developed itching and burning then she consulted local doctors who prescribed some medications but leisions didn't subsided so she referred to another hospital Where she diagnosed HENOCH SCHOLEIN PURPURA

EXAMINATION:

GENERAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:

patient is conscious, coherent,cooperative and moderately built and moderately nourished 

VITALS:

→ patient is afebrile

→ BP-110/80 mm Hg

→ PR-70 bpm

→ RR-16 Cpm

✓SpO2- 98%

✓GRBS - 122gm/dl

No Pallor, Icterus, Cyanosis, clubbing, Odema, lymphadenopathy.

ON INSPECTION:

red erythematous lesions Over Hands, legs, Palms and Soles including Web Spaces








CNS EXAMINATION:

  • Higher mental functions-normal 
  • Cranial nerves- intact
  • Sensory system- normal
  • Motor system- normal 
  • Meningeal signs- absent 
  • Cerebellar signs- absent

CVS EXAMINATION:

INSPECTION:

No scars sinuses and engorged ve

No visible pulsation

PALPATION:

apical impulse : heard in fifth inter coastal spac

ASCULTATION:

S1 and S2 heard

No murmurs 

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION:


INSPECTION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:

oral cavity- normal

Nose- normal 

Pharynx- normal 

LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT:

INSPECTION:

trachea: central 

Symmetry of chest : symmetrical 

Movement: B/L symmetrical expansion of chest respiration

No scars, engorged veins or sinuses.

PALPATION:

All inspectory findings are confirmed by palpation.

Trachea: central - confirmed by three finger test.

Assessment of anterior and posterior chest expansion- B/L symmetrical expansion of chest.

No chest wall tenderness 

Vocal fremitus- normal

PERCUSSION:

done in sitting position 

Resonant

AUSCULTATION:

Vesicular breath sounds heard

Bilateral air entry present

No added sounds

ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION:

INSPECTION:

Shape : elliptical 

Quadrants of abdomen moving in accordance with respiration.

Umbilicus- central and inverted

No scars sinuses or engorged veins 

PALPATION:

No tenderness 

No organomegaly

PERCUSSION:

tympanic 

ASCULTATION:

Normal 

No organomegaly , no tenderness.

INVESTIGATION REPORTS:
















PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS: - HENOCH SCHONLEIN PURPURA ( Leucocytoclastic Vasculitis)

TREATMENT: 

At present patient is using:

Tab. Dapsone 100mgS

Syruporofer 5mlT

Tab Shelcal










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