Arun Babu Thirunavukkarasu, Ananthakrishnan Shanthi, Jayakumar P, Kullu Poonam
Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMC&RI), Pondicherry, 605 010, India,
Indian J Pediatr. 2014 May;81(5):504-6. doi: 10.1007/s12098-013-1115-7. Epub 2013 Jul 31.
Colitis is a rare manifestation of enteric fever in children. Toxic megacolon complicating typhoid colitis is even rarer and requires early recognition and aggressive management due to the high mortality associated with this condition. The authors report a rare case of Toxic megacolon secondary to typhoid colitis in a seven-year-old girl.
结肠炎是儿童肠热病的一种罕见表现。并发伤寒性结肠炎的中毒性巨结肠更为罕见,由于这种情况相关的高死亡率,需要早期识别和积极治疗。作者报告了一例七岁女孩继发于伤寒性结肠炎的中毒性巨结肠罕见病例。