Korean J Med.  2003 Nov;65(Suppl 3):S717-S720.

A case of typhoid fever complicated with pleurisy and hepatitis

• Han BH
• Cho DW
• Jun TH
• Ju GJ
• Lee JG
• Lee JS
• Song GY

Abstract

Typhoid fever often manifests hepatic involvement but pleural involvement has rarely been reported to occur as a complication of typhoid fever. One case of typhoid pleurisy, in which Salmonella was isolated from the blood, is presented with the brief review of the literature. A 44 year old female was admitted to the hospital because of high fever, abdominal pain. Typhoid fever was diagnosed by blood culture, Widal test, and liver function test. Chest X-ray and pleural effusion examination demonstrated pleurisy. With the administration of ceftriaxone and pleural aspiration, she became afebrile with subsidence of pleural effusion.

Keyword

Typhoid; Salmonella; Hepatitis; Pleurisy

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Adult
Ceftriaxone
Female
Fever
Hepatitis*
Humans
Liver Function Tests
Pleural Effusion
Pleurisy*
Salmonella
Thorax
Typhoid Fever*
Ceftriaxone