OSCE PREFINAL EXAMINATION
Date :1/12/ 2023 Case blog: http://vasavipakker.blogspot.com/2023/11/female-with-break-bone-fever.html 25 yr old female housewife by occupation resident of nalgonda came to general medicine OPD with Chief complaints:- Body pains since 6 days Fever since 3 days On examination: Hess test positive . NS 1 antigen detected PROVISIONAL DIAGNOSIS: Dengue fever LINK: http://vasavipakker.blogspot.com/2023/11/female-with-break-bone-fever.html WHAT ARE THE NEWER MODALITIES FOR TREATING DENGUE?? DOXYCYCLINE link:https://journals.lww.com/jfmpc/fulltext/2022/06000/effect_of_doxycycline_and_doxycycline_with_carica.161.aspx#:~:text=The%20study%20results%20indicate%20that,and%20to%20minimize%20hospital%20stay Doxycycline is a derivative of tetracycline that possesses broad antimicrobial and antiinflammatory activities. Further, antiviral activity of doxycycline has been reported against retroviruses, and a significant reduction in retrovirus titre was observed after incubation of infected cells wit