Atypical Presentation of Typhoid Fever

Rheumatic fever: atypical presentation in an adult.

A 38 year old Caucasian lady presented with a history of vague ill health, raised ESR and prolonged P-R interval on ECG. These features became normal within a week. Contrary to the usual presentation, this patient developed fleeting arthritis, one of the major diagnostic features of rheumatic fever, towards the end of her illness. It is important to recognise such variants of rheumatic fever, e...

Typhoid Fever and Typhoid Carriers

Typhoid Fever

Between one and five percent of travelers from industrialized countries to the developing world seek medical attention during or immediately after their travel.1 International travelers who present to the emergency department (ED) with fever pose a unique challenge to the emergency physician (EP). In addition to the usual causes of fever, the EP must consider less common diseases in the differe...

Typhoid Fever

Introduction Typhoid or enteric fever is an ancient disease, which has afflicted mankind since human populations grew large enough to contaminate their water and food supplies. It is caused by Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (previously known as salmonella typhi), a pathogen specific only to humans, as well as by certain non-typhoid salmonella (NTS), particularly Paratyphoid strains A, B, C. ...

Typhoid Fever

Numerous studies from various parts of India on the various aspects of typhoid fever have been published during the last 20 years. In going through the published Indian literature, one finds that not many cases have been reported before 1920. In the past, owing to lack of laboratory facilities in India, the diagnosis of enteric fever was mainly based on clinical evidence, but the only positive ...