Histopathological study of typhoid perforation of the small intestines.
A retrospective study was made on 184 cases of typhoid fever with perforation of the small intestines, during the period of 1972--1976. There is a constant increase noted in the morbidity and perforations of the small intestines complicating this disease. 50% of the cases were young adults between the age of 15 to 30 years and the 2 youngest cases were 3 year old children. Contrary to other reports, our studies revealed a significant predominance among male patients (77.2%). The pathological changes were typical and basically similar to that described by other investigators.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology