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Splenic infarction and spontaneous rupture in a patient with paratyphoid
Authors:
DP Wickramasinghe ,
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, LK
DN Samarasekara
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, LK
Abstract
Paratyphoid is caused by Salmonella enterica serotype paratyphi A, B or C. There are only subtle clinical differences between the typhoid and paratyphoid but there is no difference between the response to therapy or frequency of complications [1]. Splenic infarction is an identified complication of typhoid and paratyphoid [2, 3]. However, there are only a few reports of spontaneous splenic rupture due to typhoid but hardly any due to paratyphoid [4, 5]. We describe a patient with paratyphoid A, who developed splenic infarction and subsequent rupture.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v57i3.4709
Ceylon Medical Journal 2012; 57: 130-131
How to Cite:
Wickramasinghe, D. and Samarasekara, D., 2012. Splenic infarction and spontaneous rupture in a patient with paratyphoid. Ceylon Medical Journal, 57(3), pp.130–131. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v57i3.4709
Published on
28 Sep 2012.
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