Infect Chemother.  2004 Oct;36(5):326-329.

A Case of Typhoid Fever Complicated with Massive Fatal Hemoptysis

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhyoo@catholic.ac.kr

Abstract

We experienced a 25 year-old male patient with typhoid fever complicated with massive hemoptysis. Pulmonary complication in typhoid fever is very rare and to our knowledge, there has been no report of hemoptysis as a main cause of death with this disease. We herein report a rare case of typhoid fever.

Keyword

Typhoid fever; Hemoptysis; Salmonellosis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cause of Death
Hemoptysis*
Humans
Male
Salmonella Infections
Typhoid Fever*
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