title: Microscopic haematuria: A rare presentation of typhoid fever.
abstract: Typhoid fever can cause a number of renal manifestations heretofore dubbed 'nephrotyphoid'. Haematuria in the absence of renal impairment is extremely rare among typhoid patients. We report a case of an adult who presented with a prolonged febrile illness and microscopic haematuria. Blood culture confirmed the diagnosis of typhoid and the patient was treated successfully with ceftriaxone.
authors.affiliation: Registrar in Medicine, University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka nisahan2004@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Balasingam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nisahan
authors.affiliation: Consultant Physician, University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Kumanan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thirunavukarasu
authors.affiliation: Consultant Chest Physician, University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: Gowry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Selvaratnam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Typhoid fever; microscopic haematuria; nephrotyphoid