Unusual neurologic manifestation of enteric fever--case report and review of the literature.
Typhoid is an endemic disease in many countries in the tropics. Different modes of presentation have been reported. This case is one in which the patient presented with convulsions. It is necessary to have a high index of suspicion to make a diagnosis, especially in view of its occasional unusual mode of manifestation.
Liman
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General Hospital, Minna Niger State, Nigeria.
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012640:Seizures / Q000382:microbiology*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy