Typhoid glomerulonephritis in a child: a rare complication of typhoid fever.
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2001-12-04
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We report a child with typhoid glomerulonephritis who presented with fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, edema, hypertension and abnormal urine findings including microscopic hematuria and proteinuria. Salmonella typhi resistant to ampicillin and cotrimoxazole was isolated from a blood culture. Renal biopsy was not performed. The child successfully treated with ceftriaxone.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Pancharoen C, Wongsawat J, Phancharoen S, Thisyakorn U. Typhoid glomerulonephritis in a child: a rare complication of typhoid fever. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2001 Dec; 32(4): 869-71