Fever without localizing sign in a 10-year-old boy (Page 1/2)
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Virat Sirisanthana, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics, Chiang Mai University
A 10-year-old hill tribe boy was admitted to CMU Hospital on Nov 3, 1998
Chief complaint:
High fever for 7 days.
Present illness:
He has had high intermittent fever without localizing sign for 7 days. During this period he was given amoxicillin for three days followed by co-trimoxazole for three days without improvement.
Past history:
unremarkable
Physical examination :
a febrile, mild dehydrated boy with normal consciousness
VS : Temp 39.5oC PR 95/min, BP 110/80 mm.Hg RR 24/min
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HEENT : injected conjunctivae, no icteric sclera, mild injected pharynx
LN : enlargement of bilateral posterior cervical ,axillary, and inguinal nodes
Heart : regular rhythm, no murmur
Lung : clear, no adventitious sound
Abd. : soft, liver 4 cm below RCM with mild tenderness, spleen : can’t be palpable
Ext : no edema, no lesion
Genitalia : skin lesion at Rt. scrotal sac (Figure)
 
Lab : Hb 11.4 mg, Hct 33%, WBC 13,400 ,
RBC morphology: NCNC, Plt : adequate
U/A : yellow, clear, pH 7, sp.gr.1,030, sugar -neg, prot +1
Serum electrolytes: Na 131, K 4.7, Cl 97, CO2 25,
BS = 108 mg%
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Question: 1. What is the diagnosis? 
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