Enteric Cholestatic Hepatitis with Ascites: A Rare Entity

• Main Authors: Samarth Virmani, Rama Bhat, Raghavendra Rao, Savio Dsouza, Nitin Bhat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-05-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: hepatitis; peritoneal fluid; salmonella
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9788/26707_CE[Ra1]_F(RK)_PF1(PG_SS)_PFA(PG_SS).pdf

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.