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Typhoid fever other imaging findings
Introduction
Overview
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
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
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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