Infarction of spleen in typhoid fever.
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.
Mehta
Lalit K
LK
Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, Sant Parmanand Hospital, Delhi, India.
Arya
Subhash C
SC
Mathai
George
G
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000583:Amikacin