Splenic infarction associated with Salmonella typhi infection: A rare case report

Fahmi Yousef Khan 1 2 * , Sondos Khalil Khalil 1
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1 Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Arrayan, Qatar
* Corresponding Author
J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 20, Issue 3, pp. 109-111. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/13256
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ABSTRACT

We described a rare case of a splenic infarction associated with typhoid fever in a 26-year-old Bangladeshi man who returned from a vacation 10 days ago from his home country and presented to the emergency department with fever followed by left hypochondrial pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen showed multiple areas of splenic infarction. Salmonella typhi, which was sensitive to ceftriaxone, grew in the blood culture. The patient received intravenous ceftriaxone, analgesics, hydration, antiemetics, and other supportive care. He showed significant clinical improvement and was discharged. The patient was seen at the hospital two months after discharge, he was doing well and no splenic infarction could be detected by sonography.
Keywords: Typhoid fever, splenic infarction, antibiotics, analgesics

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Khan FY, Khalil SK. Splenic infarction associated with Salmonella typhi infection: A rare case report. J CLIN MED KAZ. 2023;20(3):109-11. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/13256

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