25 year old female with bloody loose stools and pain during defecation.

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CASE 

A 25 year old female tutor by occupation came  from West bengal  to OPD with chief complaints of bloody loose stools and pain during defecation since 4 months.


HISTORY

Patient was apparently asymptomatic 4 months ago.Then she started having bloody loose stools (4-5times perday) .she consulted a physician who prescribed her few medication but they  didn't work.So ,she consulted same doc once again who said itcould be because of infection and prescribed her medicine.Then her stools became hard and painful to defecate.so she stopped thos e medicines on her own.Then in the end of April she consulted another Doctor who sent her for few lab investigations like colonoscopy, USG .On colonoscopy they found out that there is an ulcerated lesion (5cm ) at the anal leverage.In USG they found out that there is Rt renal calculus (3.4mm).Then she was on medication.After taking medication she has recovered from bloody loose stools.But,it didn't subside completely.So,Later she consulted another physician when her frequency of micturition increased (5-6times /day) with an incomplete post voidal feeling.There,she was treated with  T.Zanocin OZ and T.Rifagut TD.

She has also complaint of pain in the left iliacand lumbar fossa since 4 months occassionally.

Daily routine:

She is a post graduate student who tutors 2 times per day(morning and evening) and does house hold work .

She wakes up in the morning at 7 am ,have her breakfast leave for tutorial classes .Later in the afternoon she will have her lunch at 2 pm and then again goes to tutorial session for3 hrs in the evening.After this she comes home does some house hold work,have dinner and goes to bed around 11pm.


Personal History

Mixed diet 

She was on diet since 2 years to maintain fitness.

She use to eat lot of spicy food during her college days .

Since 2 months she stopped eating spicyfoods and other certain kinds of food on her own accord.

Abnormal Appetite

Bloody loose stools (pain during defecation)

Increased micturition 

Adequate sleep 

No addictions.


Past History

Nota known case of Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Epilepsy.



Family History

Not relevant


Treatment History

T.Rifatgut (TD)

T.Zanocin OZ


General Examination

Patient was conscious, coherent and cooperative.she was well oriented to time place and person.


Vitals

BP:124/80 mmHg

PR:65bpm

RR:16cpm

Temperature: Afebrile.

No pallor 

No icterus 

No cyanosis

No clubbing

No lymphadenopathy

No Edema.





Systemic Examination

Per Abdomen :

 No scars seen 

Shape of abdomen– flat





Umbilicus 

Position-central , Shape-slit

No tenderness 

No organomegaly

Bowel sounds heard


CVS:

S1 S2 Heard,no murmurs heard


Respiratory system:

Normal vesicular sounds heard .

Bilateral airway clear.


CNS:

No neurological deficit found.


Provisional diagnosis:

Inflammatory Bowel Disease.


Investigations: 

Posted for colonoscopy on July 8 2022.


Colonoscopy on 20 May 2022


USG on 8 May 2022

On 20 May 2022









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