Enteric Fever: Beyond the Gut - A Multisystem Perspective
Enteric fever is a systemic disease characterised by the dissemination of Salmonella typhi or Salmonella para typhi. The annual incidence is highest >100 cases/100,000 in India/South Central and Southeast Asia. Central nervous system involvement with Salmonella typhi infection occurs in 2%–40% of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-01-01
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| Series: | NMO Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/JNMO.JNMO_12_25 |
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| Summary: | Enteric fever is a systemic disease characterised by the dissemination of Salmonella typhi or Salmonella para typhi. The annual incidence is highest >100 cases/100,000 in India/South Central and Southeast Asia. Central nervous system involvement with Salmonella typhi infection occurs in 2%–40% of patients. hese patients often present with fever, headache, vomiting, seizures, altered states of consciousness, papilloedema and focal neurological deficits within the first few days of fever. In this article, a case of enteric fever with neurological sequelae is presented. |
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| ISSN: | 2348-3806 2950-5933 |