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.
Abdominal Pain ; Adult ; Ceftriaxone ; Female ; Fever ; Hepatitis* ; Humans ; Liver Function Tests ; Pleural Effusion ; Pleurisy* ; Salmonella ; Thorax ; Typhoid Fever*

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.
Abdominal Pain ; Adult ; Ceftriaxone ; Female ; Fever ; Hepatitis* ; Humans ; Liver Function Tests ; Pleural Effusion ; Pleurisy* ; Salmonella ; Thorax ; Typhoid Fever*