A 58 year old male



This is a case of a 58 year old male farmer(8acre land) & Toddy collector

Pt was apparently alright 11 months ago,one day after a heavy work in his farm ,He had body pains and at night he developed involuntary movement of right upper limb & lower limb with loss of consciousness for 1hr(No involuntary micturation/Defecation) and was taken to Balaji hosp in miryalaguda,pt had irrelevant talk for 2day’s,as his condition was not improving he was shifted to sunshine hyderabad.After which,his condition improved and in 3days he was discharged with some antiepileptic medication


6month back he went for follow up in sunshine for focal seizures/Focal dystonia he was given tetrabenazine 25mg(1/2tab BD)

Haloperidol 0.5mg(1/2tab TID)

Clonazepam(0.25mg mng,0.5mg n8)

Sodium valproate(300mg x Bd)


After 1month went to neurologist in miryalaguda,he was given carbamazepine 400mgxBD& Tetrabenazine25mg xBD(now he is still continuing these medication)


Since 11months pt stopped working,he was getting his daily livelihood from Govt schemes(ra itu bandu,Paniki aahara pathakam)


15day’s back pt went for fishing  in near by pond got half kg pamphlet fish.He used to get into pond till water covering his thigh’s


Last Thursday(17/6/2021) he went to same pond for fishing  at 1:00pm in afternoon,his fishing continued till 4:00pm.Next day(friday) he developed severe pain in the left knee with lf leg swelling,went to local medical hall,got 4tablets of painkiller’s,took 2 tablet’s,pain subsided for 6hr’s & again pain recurred in evening which didn’t relieved after taking medication


Saturday(19/6/2021) his wife noticed hyperpigmented patch over left knee & above ankle.


Sunday(20/6/2021) went to hospital in miryalaguda,routine test wer done,Report’s showed Hb-8.6,TLC-1200,Plt count-24k,ESR-70mm,CRP-101 mg/dl,Sr creat-0.6.He was referred to our hospital. 


From Monday (21/6/2021) pt developed severe pain in the lesion area’s & increasing in size,pt was not able to walk bcz of pain.


Today(22/6/2021) they came to our hosp for further treatment





24/06/2021
Lesions increased in size





PERSONAL HISTORY:

 • Married

 • Normal appetite

 • Mixed diet

 • Bowels regular

 • Normal micturition

 • No known allergies

 • Habits/Addictions: toddy 


FAMILY HISTORY:

Not significant


PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:

GENERAL:

 • Pallor present

,Icterus, Cyanosis,Koilonychyia, Clubbing, Lymphadenopathy absent

 Edema of feet present,left foot more than righ


VITALS:

 • BP: 110/60 mmHg in supine

On standing : 130/60mm hg

 • PR: 115bpm

 • RR:18cpm

 • local rise of temp present,peripheral pulses present

 • SpO2: 98% @ RA

Fever chart :



Hemoglobin chart :



Platelet count chart:

WBC count chart :




SYSTEMIC:

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM:

 • S1,S2 heard

 • No murmurs

 • No thrills


RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:

 • Position of trachea: Central

 • Breath sounds: Vescicular

 • Adventitious sounds: None

 •inspiratory  wheeze present


ABDOMEN:

 • Shape: Scaphoid/Obese

 • Bowel sounds: Heard


CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM:

 • Conscious

 • Normal speech

INVESTIGATIONS :

BLOOD UREA:


Hemogram :


Crp:


Absolute eosinophil count :


ESR:



CUE:


Skin biopsy :


Chest Xray :
Day 1
Day 6 :
         
      

Bacterial culture and sensitivity report :


Lft :

Rft :

Bone marrow aspiration:





Treatment :

Day 1 :

IVF - NS,DNS,RL @ 100ml/hr

Doxycycline 100mg PO/BD

Tab.pantop 40mg PO/OD

Inj.zofer 4mg iv/tid

Tab.dolo 650mg PO/QID

Inj.neomol 100ml/iv/sos if temperature more than or equal to 101 degrees

Tab.Carbamazepine 200mg PO/BD

Tab.phenytoin 100mg PO/TID

Inj metrogyl  100ml/iv/tid

PR/BP/TEMP charting 2nd hourly

Grbs 6th hourly

Tab fluconazole PO/OD

Inj.Cetazidime 1gm/iv/tidIVF - NS,DNS,RL @ 100ml/hr

Day 2 :

Doxycycline 100mg PO/BD

Tab acelofenac 100mg PO/BD

Tab.pantop 40mg iv/OD

Continuous tepid sponging

Inj.zofer 4mg iv/t

Nebulization with duolin PN/BD, budecort PN/TID

Tab.dolo 650mg PO/QID

Chlorhexidine mouth wash

Inj.neomol 100ml/iv/sos if temperature more than or equal to 101 degre

Inj vancomycin  1gm in 200ml NS or slow IV

Tab.Carbamazepine 200mg PO/OD

Tab.phenytoin 100mg PO/TID

Inj metrogyl  100ml/iv/tid

PR/BP/TEMP charting 2nd hour

Grbs 6th hourly

Tab fluconazole PO/OD

Inj.Cetazidime 2gm/iv/tid

Day 3 :

Decreased temperature

Doxycycline 100mg PO/BD

Tab acelofenac 100mg PO/BD

Tab.pantop 40mg iv/OD

Inj.zofer 4mg iv/t

Nebulization with duolin PN/BD, budecort PN/TID

Tab.dolo 650mg PO/QID

Chlorhexidine mouth wash

Inj.neomol 100ml/iv/sos if temperature more than or equal to 101 degre

Inj vancomycin 1gm in 200ml NS or slow IV

Tab.Carbamazepine 200mg PO/OD

Tab.phenytoin 100mg PO/TID

Inj metrogyl 100ml/iv/tid

PR/BP/TEMP charting 2nd hour

Grbs 6th hourly

Inj .optineuron 1amp in 100ml NS/iv/OD

Tab fluconazole PO/OD

Inj HAI

Day 4 :

Doxycycline 100mg PO/BD

Tab acelofenac 100mg PO/BD

Tab.pantop 40mg iv/OD

Inj.zofer 4mg iv/t

Nebulization with duolin PN/BD, budecort PN/TID

Tab.dolo 650mg PO/QID

Chlorhexidine mouth wash

Inj.neomol 100ml/iv/sos if temperature more than or equal to 101 degre

Inj vancomycin 1gm in 200ml NS or slow IV

Tab.Carbamazepine 200mg PO/OD

Tab.phenytoin 100mg PO/TID

Inj metrogyl 100ml/iv/tid

PR/BP/TEMP charting 2nd hour

Grbs 6th hourly

Inj .optineuron 1amp in 100ml NS/iv/OD

Tab fluconazole PO/OD

Inj HAI

Inj filgastrim 300mcg/SC/BD 2 days

Day 5 :

Doxycycline 100mg PO/BD

Tab acelofenac 100mg PO/BD

Tab.pantop 40mg iv/OD

Inj.zofer 4mg iv/t

Nebulization with duolin PN/BD, budecort PN/TID

Tab.dolo 650mg PO/QID

Chlorhexidine mouth wash

Inj.neomol 100ml/iv/sos if temperature more than or equal to 101 degre

Inj vancomycin 1gm in 200ml NS or slow IV

Tab.Carbamazepine 200mg PO/OD

Tab.phenytoin 100mg PO/TID

Inj metrogyl 100ml/iv/tid

PR/BP/TEMP charting 2nd hour

Grbs 6th hourly

Inj .optineuron 1amp in 100ml NS/iv/OD

Tab fluconazole PO/OD

Inj HAI

Inj filgastrim 300mcg/SC/BD 2 days

Provisional diagnosis 

Pancytopenia under evaluation

Left lower limb cellulitis with known case of bronchial asthma since childhood and epilepsy since one and half year


Death summary:

 A 55 YR OLD MALE CAME TO OUR HOSPITAL WITH COMPLAINTS OF BILATERAL LOWER LIMBS PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION OF LOWER LIMBS. ON PRESENTATION PATIENT WAS CONSIOUS , COHERENT , COPERATIVE , VITALS ARE STABLE WITH TEMPERATURE OF 100 F WITH CBP SHOWING PANCYTOPENIA. PATIENT WAS ON TAB. CARBAMAZEPINE 400 MG PO/BD SINCE 11 MONTHS AND KNOWN CASE OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA. SO OUR PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS IS PANCYTOPENIA SECONDARY TO ? CARBAMAZEPINE INDUCED ? BONE MARROW SUPRESSION , FEVER WITH RASH SECONDARY TO ? ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM AND FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA. PATIENT WAS STARTED ON FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA PROPHYLAXIS WITH INJ. CEFTAZIDIME , TAB. FLUCANOZOLE , INJ. METROGYL. HE WAS HAVING CONTINUOUS FEVER SPIKES FOR 3 DAYS FROM 101 TO 104 F AND WE ADDED INJ. VANCOMYCIN. WE TAPPERED THE DOSE OF CARBAMAZEPINE AND STOPPED ON DAY 3 OF ADMISSION AND STARTED ON TAB PHENYTOIN 100 MG PO/TID. PLATELET TRANSFUSION WAS DONE ON NEXT DAY OF ADMISSION IN VIEW OF LOW PLATELET COUNT. HBA1C - 6.9 AND GRBS MONITORING WAS DONE. INJ INSULIN GIVEN SUBCUTANEOUS ACCORDING TO SLIDING SCALE. IN VIEW OF PROGRESSIVE PANCYTOPENIA HE WAS GIVEN FILGASTRIM INJECTION SUBCUTANEOUSLY. TO KNOW THE PRIMARY CAUSE , BONE MARROW ASPIRATION AND BIOPSY WAS DONE [ REPORTS AWAITED ].

DERMA OPINION WAS TAKEN FOR HYPERPIGMENTED SKIN LESIONS. SKIN BIOPSY TAKEN [ REPORTS AWAITED ]. THEIR DIAGNOSIS IS FIXED DRUG ERUPTION SECONDARY TO ? CARBAMAZEPINE. BLOOD CULTURES AND FLUID FROM SKIN LESIONS SHOWED NO GROWTH.

PATIENT ATTENDEES HAS BEEN COUNSELLED ABOUT WHOLE BLOOD TRANSFUSION , SO WE COULD NOT HAVE AVVAILABILITY OF DONORS , ONE PRBC TRANSFUSION WAS DONE. PATIENT BECAME TACHYPNEIC , DROWSY ON DAY 6. CHEST X RAY SHOWED BILATERAL PULMONARY INFILTRATES - HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA [ BACKGROUND OF SEVERE NEUTROPENIA ]. HIS SPO2 WAS 75 TO 80 % ON ROOM AIR AND O2 INHALATION GIVEN TO MAINTAIN THE SATURATION >92%. ABG WAS DONE SHOWING RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS. ANTIBIOTIC ESCALATED TO MEROPENAM AND CONTINUED REST.

HE WAS HYPOTENSIVE SINCE 12 AM [ 28-06-2021 ] AND WAS STARTED ON INOTROPIC SUPPORT. INSPITE OF INCREASING INOTROPES PATIENT WASN NOT MAINTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE.

AT 5.10 AM , PATIENT HAD SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST , BP/PR NOT RECORDABLE. CPR INITIATED AND INTUBATED WITH ET-7 M.

INSPITE OF ALL RESUSCITATIVE EFFORTS PATIENT COULD NOT BE REVIVED AND DECLARED DEATH ON 28/06/2021 AT 5.54 AM.

IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF DEATH - SEPSIS WITH REFRACTORY HYPOTENSION , TYPE 1 RESPIRATORY FAILURE

ANTECEDENT CAUSE OF DEATH - FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA WITH PANCYTOPENIA SECONDARY TO CARBAMAZEPINE / BONE MARROW SUPRESSION. FEVER WITH RASH ? ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM ? FIXED DRUG ERUPTION [ SECONDARY TO CARBAMAZEPINE ] WITH HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA [ BACKGROUND OF NEUTROPENIA ] WITH DENOVO DM-2 WITH KNOWN CASE OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA AND EPILEPSY.


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