Salmonella Hepatitis: An Uncommon Complication of a Common Disease
| Autor: | Jalees Fatima, Gagandeep Singh, Ritu Karoli, Ashok Chandra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Salmonella lcsh:Medicine Case Report Enteric fever Salmonella typhi medicine.disease_cause Typhoid fever medicine Hepatitis business.industry typhoid hepatitis lcsh:R Jaundice medicine.disease bacterial infections and mycoses Infectious disease (medical specialty) Immunology medicine.symptom Complication Viral hepatitis business Salmonella hepatitis typhoid fever |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 160-162 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 2278-7135 2249-4863 |
| Popis: | Typhoid fever is a very common infectious disease of tropics, associated with high morbidity and mortality. Typhoid fever is often associated with hepatomegaly and mildly deranged liver functions; a clinical picture of acute hepatitis is a rare complication. We report a young patient who presented with fever and jaundice and was found to have acute hepatitis secondary to typhoid fever. Recognition of Salmonella hepatitis is of clinical importance as it can mimic acute viral hepatitis. Early institution of specific therapy can improve the prognosis in these patients. Typhoid fever is a very common infectious disease of tropics, associated with high morbidity and mortality. Typhoid fever is often associated with hepatomegaly and mildly deranged liver functions; a clinical picture of acute hepatitis is a rare complication. We report a young patient who presented with fever and jaundice and was found to have acute hepatitis secondary to typhoid fever. Recognition of Salmonella hepatitis is of clinical importance as it can mimic acute viral hepatitis. Early institution of specific therapy can improve the prognosis in these patients. |
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