THROAT COMPLICATIONS IN TYPHOID

Unusual complications of typhoid fever.

Case l.V.S. a 31 year-old female, was admitted to Harare Central Hospital with a three-day history of headache, vomiting and confusion. Prior to this she had noticed generalized abdominal pains for four days. Physical examination revealed that she was pyrexial (39.8°C), pale but not icteric. The pulse rate was 138/min. with a BP of 130/70 mmHg. The heart was normal. The abdomen was diffusely te...

Gall Bladder complications of Typhoid

Surgical complications of typhoid fever usually involve gut but infrequently typhoid fever also involves gallbladder. Complications range from acalculous cholecystitis to perforation. We present a series of three cases which included acalculous cholecystitis, gangrenous cholecystitis and perforation of gallbladder. Investigations revealed them to be a complication of Enteric fever. Acalculous c...

The Surgical Complications and Sequels of Typhoid Fever

postoperative respiratory complications of laryngeal mask airway and tracheal tube in ear, nose and throat operations

results sore throat was recorded in 32.9% of patients with lma and 44.2% of intubated patients, but it was not statistically significant (fisher’s exact test = 0.158). hoarseness was recorded in 3.5% of patients with lma and 24.4% of intubated patients (fisher’s exact test = 0.000). in 1.2% of patients with lma cough was recorded; it was also seen in 7% of the intubated patients (fisher’s exact...

Predictors of suppurative complications for acute sore throat in primary care: prospective clinical cohort study

OBJECTIVE To document whether elements of a structured history and examination predict adverse outcome of acute sore throat. DESIGN Prospective clinical cohort. SETTING Primary care. PARTICIPANTS 14,610 adults with acute sore throat (≤ 2 weeks' duration). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Common suppurative complications (quinsy or peritonsillar abscess, otitis media, sinusitis, impetigo or celluli...