title: Uncommon gastrointestinal complications of enteric fever in a non-endemic country.
abstract: Enteric fever is a systemic illness with varying presentation. It is an important infectious disease in developing countries and also in industrialized countries where many migrants reside. Enteric fever can result in complications in different organ systems and delay in identification and prompt treatment can be fatal. The important gastrointestinal complications of enteric fever include hepatitis, intestinal ulcers, bleeding and bowel perforation. We report three relatively uncommon complications of enteric fever in Qatar, a non-endemic country, ileal ulcer presenting with hematochezia; duodenal ulcer with polyserositis, cholestatic hepatitis and bone marrow suppression; enteric fever related peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Ragesh Babu
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Thandassery
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Manik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Abdellatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelmola
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Moutaz F M
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Derbala
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Saad Rashid
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Al Kaabi
keywords: cholestatic hepatitis; enteric fever; gastrointestinal bleed