Open AccessClinical Profile of Typhoid Fever in Children
Author(s) -
Sahaj Rathi,
Jatin Nagal
Publication year - 2022
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.v6i3.2481
Subject(s) - typhoid fever , medicine , vomiting , widal test , signs and symptoms , disease , abdominal pain , pediatrics , dengue fever , salmonella typhi , immunology , virology , biochemistry , chemistry , escherichia coli , gene
Background: The present study describes the clinical presentation of typhoid fever.
Methods: 100 Children who presented with fever of 5 days or more with clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of typhoid fever and positive Widal test or Typhoid tests were included in the study
Results: In our study, most common symptoms was fever (100.00%) followed by vomiting (47.00%), pain abdomen (38.00%), loose motion (13.00%) and headache (5.00%).
Conclusion: 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