A Case Report of Chronic Diarrhoea and Itchy Rash- are We Missing Something?

Authors

  • Synthia Farhana Assistant Registrar, Department of Medicine, Jashore Medical College, Jashore, Bangladesh
  • Hemonta Podder Assistant Surgeon, ManirampurUpazilla Health Complex attached to 250 Bedded General Hospital, Jashore, Bangladesh
  • Goutam Kumar Ghosh Assistant Professor, Department of medicine,Jashore Medical CollegeJashore, Bangladesh
  • Keya Tarafder Junior Consultant, Department of Dermatology, 250 Bedded General Hospital, Jashore, Bangladesh
  • Md Golam Mortuza Registrar, Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Jashore Medical College, Jashore, Bangladesh
  • Goutam Kumar Acherjya Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Jashore Medical College, Jashore, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v34i20.66184

Keywords:

Chronic Diarrhoea, Itchy Rash, Weight Loss, History, HIV

Abstract

A proper and complete history is very important to reach the ultimate diagnosis and complete evaluation of a patient. Otherwise, the typical presentation can also be sometimes missed which leads to delay or even miss the actual diagnosis of a patient. However, we hereby present a case of a HIV (Human Immunodeficiency) patient where an incomplete history put the physician into a diagnostic dilemma and hindrance. The patient was a migrant worker and had history of sexual exposure and previous blood transfusion. Initially, he did not disclose his personal history to his general and specialist physicians. Therefore, the several consulted physicians could not reach his true diagnosis. After getting admission, we became able to explore his personal history which guided us prompt reaching in his proper diagnosis finally. Moreover, we sometimes fail to make a patient friendly environment to share everything due to social stigma, lack of welcoming environment, lack of good doctor-patient relationship.

J Medicine 2023; Vol. 34, No. 2(1) Supplement: 222-223

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Published

2023-05-24

How to Cite

Farhana, S., Podder, H., Ghosh, G. K., Tarafder, K., Mortuza, M. G. ., & Acherjya, G. K. . (2023). A Case Report of Chronic Diarrhoea and Itchy Rash- are We Missing Something?. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine, 34(20), 222–223. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v34i20.66184

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Poster Presentation