Typhoid fever and nephrotic syndrome--an unusual association.
We report a case of nephrotic syndrome seen in a 9-year-old boy having a significant temporal relationship with culture proven multidrug resistant Salmonella typhi infection. Such an association is quite unusual and probably has not been reported before.
Karthikeyan
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Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Nalini
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D002648:Child; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D002939:Ciprofloxacin