THIS IS AN ONLINE E LOG BOOK TO DISCUSS OUR PATIENT'S DE-IDENTIFIED HEALTH DATA SHARED AFTER TAKING HER SIGNED INFORMED CONSENT. HERE WE DISCUSS OUR PATIENT'S PROBLEMS THROUGH A SERIES OF INPUTS FROM AVAILABLE GLOBAL ONLINE COMMUNITY EXPERTS WITH AN AIM TO SOLVE THOSE PATIENT'S CLINICAL PROBLEMS WITH COLLECTIVE CURRENT BEST EVIDENCE BASED INPUTS.
17F SUFFERING FROM PCOD
This is the case of a 17-year-old female, resident of West Bengal, and Grade eleven student. The following history was taken through a telephone conversation. The patient was explained about confidentiality and written consent was taken to create the following case report.
This case report aims to record the patient's journey.
CHIEF COMPLAINTS:-
- The patient complains of hypomenorrhea since the last 7-8 months.
- She also complains about severe acne breakouts (roughly around 7-8 times in a month) as well as severe hair loss for the past 6-7 months.
- There is also increased amount of facial hair growth for the last two years.
- She complains having experiencing insomnia on a daily basis.
- The patient also complains of experiencing throat irritation since 16th November and dry cough since 20th November.
History of present illness:-
The patient did mention being stressed out most of the time. Whenever she feels anxious, she mentions experiencing shortness of breath and chest tightness. She also experiences interrupted sleep patterns (either she experiences complete insomnia, or she experiences excessive sleep which can last an entire day). This pattern of interrupted sleep continues presently, with her aftereffects being red eyes, headache, inability to perform work properly, and experiences tiredness and fatigue. The patient also mentions that it takes time for her to fall asleep. She has been going for therapy for the last 4 years (roughly in the year 2018), with a frequency of once or twice in a month. This has been effective according to the patient.
