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Paratyphoid fever classification
Introduction
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Classification
Classification
- 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.
References
References
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