Typhoid fever other imaging findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Aslam, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Other imaging findings which may help diagnose complications of typhoid fever and differentiate it from other conditions presenting with similar symptoms include barium enema, upper endoscopy, echocardiography and ECG.[1][2][3][4][5]
Other imaging findings
Other imaging findings which may help diagnose complications of typhoid fever and differentiate it from other conditions presenting with similar symptoms include:[6][2][3][4][5]
- Barium enema may help differentiate typhoid fever from crohn’s disease, amaebiasis, and tuberculosis.[2][3]
- Colonoscopy may help diagnose and treat gastrointestinal bleeding.[4]
- Echocardiography and ECG may help diagnose myocarditis, one of the grave complication of typhoid fever.[5]
References
- ↑ http://appliedradiology.com/articles/imaging-infection-and-inflammation-of-the-terminal-ileocecal-region-emphasis-on-typhoid
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lynch JJ, Beneventano TC (1980). “Typhoid fever. An unusual radiographic presentation with appendicitis”. Am J Gastroenterol. 73 (2): 168–73. PMID 7395845.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Débat Zoguéreh D, Dubau A, Badiaga S (1998). “[Calcified splenic abscess, colonic fistula and ascites in a chronic carrier of Salmonella typhi]”. Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 22 (12): 1102–5. PMID 10051988.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shaikhani MA, Husein HA, Karbuli TA, Mohamed MA (2013). “Colonoscopic findings and management of patients with outbreak typhoid fever presenting with lower gastrointestinal bleeding”. Indian J Gastroenterol. 32 (5): 335–40. doi:10.1007/s12664-013-0337-y. PMID 23703658.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Prabha A, Pereira P, Raghuveer CV (1995). “Myocarditis in enteric fever”. Indian J Med Sci. 49 (2): 28–31. PMID 7558213.
- ↑ http://appliedradiology.com/articles/imaging-infection-and-inflammation-of-the-terminal-ileocecal-region-emphasis-on-typhoid
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