A Case of Salmonella Typhi Complicating Acute Appendicitis Proven by Gene STY0312 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).

Author: Min Ji SEO ¹ ; Young Hee JUNG ; Ji Won MIN ; Yeon Ji KIM ; Jong Min LEE ; Hyun YANG ; Yu Seung KIM ; Young Shin KIM ; Cheol Min PARK ; Jin Hong YOO
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhyoo@catholic.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Typhoid fever; Salmonella Typhi; Acute appendicitis; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
MeSH: Abdominal Pain; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Appendix; Colitis; Diarrhea; Fever; Ileitis; Korea; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Salmonella; Salmonella typhi; Typhoid Fever
From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2012;44(6):450-453
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Typhoid fever frequently manifests as gastrointestinal complications, such as ileitis or colitis, but appendicitis is quite rare. A 37-year-old man was admitted due to abdominal pain, fever and diarrhea. Two weeks before admission, he underwent an appendectomy. The blood culture upon admission revealed Salmonella Typhi. A polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was performed on the tissue of the vermiform appendix and the STY0312 gene of S. Typhi was detected. This is the first case of acute appendicitis complicated with typhoid fever proven by PCR in Korea.