title: Infarction of spleen in typhoid fever.
abstract: Ultrasonography and computed tomography scan with hypo echoic areas diagnosed a splenic infarction in a Salmonella typhi infected 30-year-old man with painful hypochondrium and epigastrium. An antibiotic recipe of ceftriaxone and amikacin resulted in recovery. Imaging techniques contribute remarkably to a rapid diagnosis and rational management of the extra intestinal lesions attributable to the Salmonella typhi/paratyphi group of organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, Sant Parmanand Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Lalit K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Subhash C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mathai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000583:Amikacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000583:Amikacin