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Typhoid fever
I get fever with stomach ache and start to sweat then dooze of to sleep unwantedly got blood report have typhoid on medication.
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Start tan Monocef -O 200 mg twice daily along with pcm
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Dr. Asad Raza
General Physician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Typhoid Fever
Typhoid fever is a systemic disease caused by Salmonella serotype Typhi
SX â Fever, HA, arthralgia, pharyngitis, constipation, anorexia, abd pain
PE â
Skin: pink, blanching lesions (rose spots) appear in crops on the chest and abdomen
Abd: splenomegaly
Next Steps
DX â Week 1: Blood Culture (positive for salmonella typhi) Week 2: Agglutination (Widal Test) Week 3: Stool Culture (positive for salmonella typhi) Week 4: Urine Culture
Health Tips
TX â Abx: Ceftriaxone 1gm IM and Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO BID x 10-14 days Severe: add prednisone 20-40 mg PO BID x 3 weeks Nutrition Prevention - ⢠Hygiene and sanitation Live Vaccine Typhoid Polysaccharide Vaccine
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