Enteric Cholestatic Hepatitis with Ascites: A Rare Entity
Typhoid fever is a very common illness in developing countries. Patients most often present with a history of fever, vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain, etc. Rarely there is hepatic involvement due to the disease process. This is a case report of a 26-year-old male who had presented with fever, ja...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9788/26707_CE[Ra1]_F(RK)_PF1(PG_SS)_PFA(PG_SS).pdf |
| Summary: | Typhoid fever is a very common illness in developing countries. Patients most often present with a history of fever, vomiting, anorexia,
abdominal pain, etc. Rarely there is hepatic involvement due to the disease process. This is a case report of a 26-year-old male who had
presented with fever, jaundice and ascites. The widal titres were found to be within normal limits (1:80) however the patient was found to
have Salmonella typhi on ascitic fluid culture. The patient was treated with the appropriate antibiotics and was later discharged. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |