Pancreatitis in enteric fever.
Pancreatitis in enteric fever is rare. We report two patients with enteric fever, one due to Salmonella typhi infection and other due to S. paratyphi, who on investigation were found to have pancreatitis. Both patients recovered uneventfully.
Kadappu
Krishna Kishor
KK
Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. kadappu@yahoo.co.in
Rao
P V
PV
Srinivas
N
N
Shastry
B A
BA
D000328:Adult; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
D008049:Lipase; D000681:Amylases