Open AccessCLINICAL PROFILE OF TYPHOID FEVER IN CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Shaitan Singh Balai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i8.2117
Subject(s) - typhoid fever , medicine , widal test , pediatrics , observational study , disease , enteric fever , salmonella typhi , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , escherichia coli , gene
Background: The present study describes the clinical presentation of enteric fever at a tertiary care centre.
Methods: The study was a hospital based prospective observational study conducted on children of age 2 -18 years who presented with fever of 5 days or more with clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of typhoid fever and positive Widal test or Typhidot tests were included in the study. The demographic and clinical features of the patients were described.
Results: All the children presented with fever as the main complaint (100%). Commonest sign noticed was toxic look (84%) followed by coated tongue (79%) and splenomegaly (61%). Hepatomegaly was also noted in 34% of cases.
Conclusion: This study was undertaken to observe the clinical profile of typhoid fever in children admitted in a tertiary care hospital. Typhoid fever remains to be as an endemic disease in this locality. All the signs and symptoms of the disease are nonspecific common with other acute febrile illnesses; a definitive diagnosis of the disease is required for treatment and to prevent transmission.
Keywords: Enteric fever, Splenomegaly, Toxic look