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Viral fever or sepsis?
My Uncle (Age 68) recently recovered from Acute LRTI, Enteric Fever and UTI in August. The 8 day hospitalization (after having recurrent fever & sudden hypoxia) & treatment was his first ever illness. The only medication he has been on is of High BP for last 15 yrs. We do not even remember the last time he had a fever. He has always sutained himself on limited healthy food, with exercise & walking every day. During hospitalization, blood sugar levels found were higher & during discharge, insulin was prescribed, which was subsequetly replaced by Glyciphage SR 500 on followup. This month, he has been having recurrent fever for last 7 days ranging 100-102. Followup doctor is out of station, so we took a second opinion. New doctor found nothing clinically, but he suggested hospitalization, stating that people of diabetic background are susceptible to sepsis. His recent reports are all ok, except ESR 45 and CRP 59. Could this be seasonal viral fever, or sepsis? He has no symptoms but fever.
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Looks like viral in origin but he needs to be further investigated. Kindly consult with me online via Practo for further management
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Dr. Najeeb T
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Dr. Sachin Bhiwaji Sanap
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Hingoli
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Dr. Shaikh Huzaif
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Aurangabad
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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Dehradun
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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