South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association
Volume 61, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 255-258

Typhoid fever in a young immigrant child: a case report and review of the literature. (Article)

Elias A.F.* , Peterson S.N. , Huntington M.K.
  • a Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program, Center for Family Medicine, United States
  • b Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program, Center for Family Medicine, United States
  • c Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Program, Center for Family Medicine, United States

Abstract

Typhoid fever is a systemic disease not endemic to South Dakota. We report a case of a young child, living in South Dakota since immigrating with his family as a refugee, who developed typhoid fever. Contact investigation failed to identify a source, suggesting that the infection was acquired abroad. The clinical presentation of typhoid is discussed, and the literature relevant to diagnosis, treatment and prevention is reviewed.

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male typhoid fever case report azithromycin preschool child Emigrants and Immigrants Child, Preschool antiinfective agent Salmonella typhi Anti-Bacterial Agents ceftriaxone Article analgesic agent human Humans Analgesics, Non-Narcotic migration
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ISSN: 00383317
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English