Unit 6 admission A 48 yr old male, farmer by occupation & resident of Nakrekal.came to casualty with CHEIF COMPLAINTS: 1.Fever since 1wk 2.Swelling in the right lower limb since 4 days 3.Pain over the swelling since 2 days 4.Loose stools since 4 days (4 episodes/day) HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS : pt was apparently asymptomatic 1 wk back then, he developed 1. FEVER : - low grade, intermittent type, associated with chills & rigors & relieved by medications. - pt is k/c/o Rt lower limb filariasis since 20 yrs - Due to filariasis, pt used to have fever spikes for every 6 months since 20 yrs. for which he used to take medications & fever relieved - Recently After 3 yrs, he again had a bout of fever spikes since 1 wk.for which he got admitted to a local hospital in nakrekal and took medications. & also found decrease of platelet count 2. SWELLING IN THE RIGHT LOWER LIMB : - pt had trauma over rt lower limb 4 ...
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