Typhoid Fever
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Typhoid Fever Symptoms
Symptoms of typhoid
fever
include:
Rash
:
Flattened spots no more than one quarter inch in diameter
Rose-colored or salmon-colored
Usually develops on the abdomen and chest
Spreads to the limbs
Abdominal pain
Body aches
Cough
Diarrhea
or
constipation
Fatigue
Fever
Lymph node swelling
Headache
Symptoms of worsening typhoid
fever
include:
High fever
Worsening
diarrhea
or
constipation
Weight loss
Abdominal swelling
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Last Updated: Nov 19, 2008
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Typhoid Fever References:
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Connor BA, Schwartz E. Typhoid and paratyphoid fever in travellers. Lancet Infect Dis. 2005 Oct;5(10):623-8.
Crum NF. Current trends in typhoid Fever. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2003 Aug;5(4):279-86.
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Cunha BA. Osler on typhoid fever: differentiating typhoid from typhus and malaria. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2004 Mar;18(1):111-25.
Olsen SJ, Pruckler J, Bibb W, Nguyen TM, Tran MT, Nguyen TM, Sivapalasingam S, Gupta A, Phan TP, Nguyen TC, Nguyen VC, Phung DC, Mintz ED. Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for typhoid fever. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 May;42(5):1885-9.
