Infarction of Spleen as a Rare Complication of Drug-resistant Enteric Fever in a Child: A Case Report
Splenic infarct is an extremely rare complication of enteric fever in children. It could be misdiagnosed as a splenic abscess where computed tomography (CT) has to be used over ultrasonography to confirm the diagnosis. We reported a young girl who was presented with fever and abdominal pain whose di...
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| description | Splenic infarct is an extremely rare complication of enteric fever in children. It could be misdiagnosed as a splenic abscess where computed tomography (CT) has to be used over ultrasonography to confirm the diagnosis. We reported a young girl who was presented with fever and abdominal pain whose diagnosis of enteric fever was made by Widal and blood culture. She had pain over the upper left abdomen; ultrasonography revealed a splenic abscess; however, the clinical course of the patient doubted the diagnosis for which CT was done, which confirmed the lesion as splenic infarct. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-73170296a6b949ed9e96724e5ec2ff6e2025-08-20T04:02:09ZengJaypee Brothers Medical PublisherPediatric Infectious Disease2582-49882023-04-0151303210.5005/jp-journals-10081-13889Infarction of Spleen as a Rare Complication of Drug-resistant Enteric Fever in a Child: A Case ReportKunal Kumar0Deepak Kumar1Vikas Kumar2Krishnan Rajeshwari3Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak and Associated Hospitals, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, IndiaDeepak Kumar, Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak and Associated Hospitals, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India, Phone: +91 9211377848Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak and Associated Hospitals, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, IndiaDepartment of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak and Associated Hospitals, Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, IndiaSplenic infarct is an extremely rare complication of enteric fever in children. It could be misdiagnosed as a splenic abscess where computed tomography (CT) has to be used over ultrasonography to confirm the diagnosis. We reported a young girl who was presented with fever and abdominal pain whose diagnosis of enteric fever was made by Widal and blood culture. She had pain over the upper left abdomen; ultrasonography revealed a splenic abscess; however, the clinical course of the patient doubted the diagnosis for which CT was done, which confirmed the lesion as splenic infarct.https://www.pidjournal.com/doi/PID/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1388complicationsenteric feversplenic abscesssplenic infarcttyphoid |
| spellingShingle | Kunal Kumar Deepak Kumar Vikas Kumar Krishnan Rajeshwari Infarction of Spleen as a Rare Complication of Drug-resistant Enteric Fever in a Child: A Case Report Pediatric Infectious Disease complications enteric fever splenic abscess splenic infarct typhoid |
| title | Infarction of Spleen as a Rare Complication of Drug-resistant Enteric Fever in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_full | Infarction of Spleen as a Rare Complication of Drug-resistant Enteric Fever in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Infarction of Spleen as a Rare Complication of Drug-resistant Enteric Fever in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infarction of Spleen as a Rare Complication of Drug-resistant Enteric Fever in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_short | Infarction of Spleen as a Rare Complication of Drug-resistant Enteric Fever in a Child: A Case Report |
| title_sort | infarction of spleen as a rare complication of drug resistant enteric fever in a child a case report |
| topic | complications enteric fever splenic abscess splenic infarct typhoid |
| url | https://www.pidjournal.com/doi/PID/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1388 |
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