Infarction of spleen in typhoid fever.

Authors

• Lalit K. Mehta
• Subhash C. Arya
• George Mathai

Abstract

Ultrasonography and computed tomography scan with hypo echoic areas diagnosed a splenic infarction in a Salmonella typhi infected 30-year-old man with painful hypochondrium and epigastrium. An antibiotic recipe of ceftriaxone and amikacin resulted in recovery. Imaging techniques contribute remarkably to a rapid diagnosis and rational management of the extra intestinal lesions attributable to the Salmonella typhi/paratyphi group of organisms.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

271

Last Page

272

Recommended Citation

Mehta, Lalit K.; Arya, Subhash C.; and Mathai, George (2007) "Infarction of spleen in typhoid fever.," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 28: Iss. 2, Article 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3786