Acute aphasia complicating typhoid fever in an adult.
Motor aphasia complicating bacteriologically confirmed typhoid fever in a 20-year-old adult female is presented. Neither the cause of death nor the aetiology of this isolated neurological deficit could be determined from detailed post-mortem examination. An immune related mechanism is suggested based on the temporal characteristics of this complication and CSF abnormalities.
University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
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Bansal
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Venkatesh
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Jones
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Williams
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002701:Chloramphenicol