Ultrasound in the diagnosis of typhoid fever.

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dc.contributor.authorMateen, M Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaleem, Sheenaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRao, P Chandrasekharen_US
dc.contributor.authorReddy, P Sudhershanen_US
dc.contributor.authorReddy, D Nageshwaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-08-29en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T15:34:42Z
dc.date.available2006-08-29en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T15:34:42Z
dc.date.issued2006-08-29en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: To establish the efficacy of ultrasound (US) of the abdomen as a diagnostic test in Typhoid. To determine the ultrasound diagnostic criteria in cases of Typhoid. METHODS: The Widal test is the most commonly used method of detecting Typhoid fever, but does not provide results until a week after onset of fever due to the need for enough antibodies to develop to render a positive result. Abdominal Ultrasound was performed within three days of the onset of fever in 80 cases suspected to be having Typhoid fever. Subsequent follow-up scans were performed at five days, ten days and fifteen days. Subsequently, all 80 cases were found to be Widal positive and Salmonella culture was positive in 32 cases. We present our findings in 26 patients in the age group between 4 to 20 years in whom both Widal test and Salmonella culture was subsequently positive. RESULTS: The US findings were as follows: splenomegaly (n-26, 100%); Bowel wall thickening (n-22, 85%); mesenteric lymphadenopathy(n-20,77%); hepatomegaly with normal parenchymal echotexture (n-8, 31%); thickened gall bladder (n-16, 62%); biliary sludge (n-6, 23%); positive US Murphy's sign (n-7, 27%); pericholecystic edema with increased vascularity (n-6, 23%); mucosal ulceration in the wall of the gall bladder (n-1, 3.8%). CONCLUSION: In endemic areas like India, ultrasound findings of hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, ileal and cecal thickening, mesenteric lymphadenopathy and thick-walled gallbladder are diagnostic features of typhoid. Ultrasound can be a non-invasive, economical and a reasonably sensitive tool for diagnosing typhoid when serology is equivocal and cultures are negative.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMateen MA, Saleem S, Rao PC, Reddy PS, Reddy DN. Ultrasound in the diagnosis of typhoid fever. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2006 Aug; 73(8): 681-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/83751
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshAbdomenen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshTyphoid Fever --diagnosisen_US
dc.titleUltrasound in the diagnosis of typhoid fever.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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