| Literature DB >> 10737849 |
J Julià1, J J Canet, X M Lacasa, G González, J Garau.
Abstract
Typhoid fever currently is an uncommon disease in western countries, and cases usually are imported from endemic areas.1 The most common complications are intestinal bleeding or perforation and necrotizing cholecystitis, although hepatitis, myocarditis, nephritis, and meningitis may occur. Spontaneous spleen rupture during typhoid fever is a known but rare complication. This report describes a new case and reviews the literature.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10737849 DOI: 10.1016/s1201-9712(00)90104-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Infect Dis ISSN: 1201-9712 Impact factor: 3.623