SUPPURATIVE PERIOSTITIS FOLLOWING TYPHOID FEVER.

Bilateral retinitis following typhoid fever

BACKGROUND Post typhoid fever immune related reactions affecting the eye is a rare finding which can have various presentations in which typhoid retinopathy is not a well recognized sequelae. CASE PRESENTATION Here we present a case of 59 year old male who presented with right eye sudden painless loss of vision 4 weeks after typhoid fever which was diagnosed and treated successfully. His BCVA...

Chronic non-suppurative osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis or Garre's osteomyelitis.

To cite: Shah KM, Karagir A, Adaki S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009859 DESCRIPTION The word ‘Osteomyelitis’ originates from the ancient Greek words osteon (bone) and muelinos (marrow) and means infection of medullary portion of the bone. It can be classified as acute, subacute or chronic, depending on the clinical presentation. The declin...

Typhoid Fever and Typhoid Carriers

Typhoid Fever

Between one and five percent of travelers from industrialized countries to the developing world seek medical attention during or immediately after their travel.1 International travelers who present to the emergency department (ED) with fever pose a unique challenge to the emergency physician (EP). In addition to the usual causes of fever, the EP must consider less common diseases in the differe...

Typhoid Fever

Introduction Typhoid or enteric fever is an ancient disease, which has afflicted mankind since human populations grew large enough to contaminate their water and food supplies. It is caused by Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (previously known as salmonella typhi), a pathogen specific only to humans, as well as by certain non-typhoid salmonella (NTS), particularly Paratyphoid strains A, B, C. ...