Complicated typhoid fever.
Acute typhoid fever, caused by the gram negative bacterium Salmonella typhi may have a wide spectrum of clinical presentation. We report a young boy with typhoid fever, who developed myocarditis and splenic abscess, two of the unusual complications in the course of the disease. Judicious use of corticosteroid and antibiotic helped in achieving a favourable outcome.
Chakraborty
Partha Pratim
PP
Department of Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata.
Bhattacharjee
Rana
R
Bandyopadhyay
Dipanjan
D
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents