A case of typhoid fever complicated with pleurisy and hepatitis.
- Author:
Byoung Ho HAN
1
;
Dong Whee CHO
;
Tae Hee JUN
;
Gee Joong JU
;
Joong Geun LEE
;
Jong Soo LEE
;
Gap Young SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan Adventist Hospital, Busan, Korea. imhanmd@mdhouse.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Typhoid;
Salmonella;
Hepatitis;
Pleurisy
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Ceftriaxone;
Female;
Fever;
Hepatitis*;
Humans;
Liver Function Tests;
Pleural Effusion;
Pleurisy*;
Salmonella;
Thorax;
Typhoid Fever*
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2003;65(Suppl 3):S717-S720
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Typhoid fever often manifests hepatic involvement but pleural involvement has rarely been reported to occur as a complication of typhoid fever. One case of typhoid pleurisy, in which Salmonella was isolated from the blood, is presented with the brief review of the literature. A 44 year old female was admitted to the hospital because of high fever, abdominal pain. Typhoid fever was diagnosed by blood culture, Widal test, and liver function test. Chest X-ray and pleural effusion examination demonstrated pleurisy. With the administration of ceftriaxone and pleural aspiration, she became afebrile with subsidence of pleural effusion.
