Paratyphoid fever classification

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• Paratyphoid A
• Paratyphoid B – Paratyphoid B is more frequent in Europe. It can present as a typhoid like illness, as a severe gastroenteritis or with features of both. Herpes labialis, rare in true typhoid fever, is frequently seen in Paratyphoid B.
• Parathyroid C – Paratyphoid C is a rare infection, generally seen in the Far East. It presents as a septicemia with metastatic abscesses. Cholecystitis is possible in the course of the disease.

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