de Ramos Francisco Lúzio Paula
Seção de Bacteriologia do Instituto Evandro Chagas da Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde do Ministério da Saúde, Belém, PA, Brasil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2004;37 Suppl 2:90-2. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822004000700014.
A case of typhoid fever with colestatic hepatitis is described, with diagnosis made by stool culture. Examination for malaria, leptospirosis and viral hepatitis were all negatives. These results and the rapid response of the patient to treatment with ciprofloxacin confirmed the diagnosis of typhoid fever and indicate the importance of considering typhoid fever in cases of fever with jaundice.
描述了一例伴有胆汁淤积性肝炎的伤寒热病例,通过粪便培养进行诊断。疟疾、钩端螺旋体病和病毒性肝炎检查均为阴性。这些结果以及患者对环丙沙星治疗的快速反应证实了伤寒热的诊断,并表明在黄疸发热病例中考虑伤寒热的重要性。