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Suggest Treatment For Low Platelet Count With Fever, Headache And Cough
Hi, I have fever with 101 deg temperature. Additionally, I have severe headache but no joint pain, cold but no cough & mild diarrhea. I visited a local doctor who suggested blood testing for CBC, Malaria parasite & Widal. The report came all good except Platelet count was 1,88,000. As per the doctor it should be above 2,00,000. Citing symtomp of Dengue, he has prescribed below medicines: Medomol 650 mg Tab 1-1-1 (10). Naprosyn 250 mg Tab 1-0-1 (6). Taxim-O 200 mg Tab 1-0-1 (6) Mondeslor Tab 1-0-1 (6) Sporlac Sachet Pwdr 1-1-1 (4) Bro-Zedex 100 ml Syp 1-1-1 Nasoclear Saline nasal spray 1-1-1 I am worried if taking so many medicines will be good for health. If some of these can be skipped, could someone please suggest. Many thanks in advance. Best Regards, Somu
Fri, 1 Jul 2016
Thanks for contacting with your health concern and after reviewing your history following is/are necessary guidelines:
1. Apart from low platelet count one should also search for other signs & symptoms of dengue like
. saddle back pyrexia( rise and fall of temperature)
. generalized lymphadenopthy
. ocular pain, bradycardia, splenomegaly
2. Platelet count should be in range from 1.5 - 4 lac, so I do not find anything serious (as for now), so you should check with the bleeding and clotting time
3. Instead of taxim-o go with doxycyline 200 mg and take paracetamol only (rest you can skip).
. Avoid painkillers,constipation
. use soft tooth brush,electric razor and again check with platelet count (after 1 week) and if decreasing check with an Infectious disease specialist
1. Apart from low platelet count one should also search for other signs & symptoms of dengue like
. saddle back pyrexia( rise and fall of temperature)
. generalized lymphadenopthy
. ocular pain, bradycardia, splenomegaly
2. Platelet count should be in range from 1.5 - 4 lac, so I do not find anything serious (as for now), so you should check with the bleeding and clotting time
3. Instead of taxim-o go with doxycyline 200 mg and take paracetamol only (rest you can skip).
. Avoid painkillers,constipation
. use soft tooth brush,electric razor and again check with platelet count (after 1 week) and if decreasing check with an Infectious disease specialist
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