Typhoid fever in a young immigrant child: a case report and review of the literature.
Typhoid fever is a systemic disease not endemic to South Dakota. We report a case of a young child, living in South Dakota since immigrating with his family as a refugee, who developed typhoid fever. Contact investigation failed to identify a source, suggesting that the infection was acquired abroad. The clinical presentation of typhoid is discussed, and the literature relevant to diagnosis, treatment and prevention is reviewed.
Elias
Abdallah F
AF
Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program, Center for Family Medicine, USA.
Peterson
Scott N
SN
Huntington
Mark K
MK
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012485:Salmonella typhi; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D017963:Azithromycin