Annals of Geriatric Education and Medical Sciences
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 2

Atypical presentation of enteric fever

  • Author:
  • Pankaj Sahu
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 58 to 60

Medanta -The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, India. Email: pankaj.sahu@medanta.org

Online published on 19 June, 2015.

Abstract

Enteric fever (Typhoid) can be confused with number of febrile illness due to its different clinical presentations. Patient can present with mild to moderate illness to severe life threatening complications. We report an atypical presentation of enteric fever with splenic abscesses which if recognized early can give a clinician tough time in diagnosing and management of the disease.

Keywords

Enteric Fever, Typhoid, Splenic abscess