Typhoid intestinal disease: 32 perforations in 1 patient.
Typhoid intestinal perforation is a common complication of typhoid fever in our environment. The occurrence of multiple intestinal perforations that involves both small and large bowel is increasingly being seen in our practice. We report a case of 32 intestinal perforations in a child. This is the highest number of perforations seen in any 1 patient in our search of the English literature. This article details our approach to management of this type of patient.
Nasir
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Paediatric Surgery Unit University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. draanasir@yahoo.com
Adeniran
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Abdur-Rahman
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Odi
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Omotayo
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D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003082:Colectomy; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009549:Nigeria; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D008795:Metronidazole; D002939:Ciprofloxacin