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What Is The Remedy For Malaria?
My husband was suffring form high fever and was admitted because of that. However the doctor could not certify whether it was malaria or not and finally gave him an empirical tratement for malaria after which the fever subsided. However for the past 2 - 3 days he has been getting fever and extreme weakness. none of the tests done have certified that its malaria. I need help. what do we do next ?
Age - 36, Weight - 55 Kgs... No medical history
Age - 36, Weight - 55 Kgs... No medical history
Tue, 24 Jun 2014
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Your history is very ambiguous because your husband admitted in hospital for high fever and malaria treatment was given and responded ( fever subsided) but recurs or returns after 2-3 days . Duration of fever is not clear ( how many days ) . Such type of fever may be due to these reasons , these includes.
1 Typhoid fever , get in Widal test as well serology test for confirmation.
2 Tuberculosis , as you mentioned that your husband feeling very weak and fever still present ( if duration of fever is > 15 days ) , Get in an X ray chest and blood for C B C , E S R ( if very high > 70 mm 1st hour , suggestive of any chronic infection including tuberculosis ) .
3 Jaundice , as I have noted in my so many patients that long standing fever is usually due to hepatitis or jaundice , so please get in liver function test for confirmation.
However there are so many other reasons as UTI , respiratory infection ,but deal as mentioned above.
Good luck.
Your history is very ambiguous because your husband admitted in hospital for high fever and malaria treatment was given and responded ( fever subsided) but recurs or returns after 2-3 days . Duration of fever is not clear ( how many days ) . Such type of fever may be due to these reasons , these includes.
1 Typhoid fever , get in Widal test as well serology test for confirmation.
2 Tuberculosis , as you mentioned that your husband feeling very weak and fever still present ( if duration of fever is > 15 days ) , Get in an X ray chest and blood for C B C , E S R ( if very high > 70 mm 1st hour , suggestive of any chronic infection including tuberculosis ) .
3 Jaundice , as I have noted in my so many patients that long standing fever is usually due to hepatitis or jaundice , so please get in liver function test for confirmation.
However there are so many other reasons as UTI , respiratory infection ,but deal as mentioned above.
Good luck.
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