Saturday, August 20, 2011

Emedinews:Makesure:A patient with unexplained fever developed perforation of the small intestine.

Situation: A patient with unexplained fever developed perforation of the small intestine.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was typhoid not suspected in this case?
Lesson: Make sure that a diagnosis of typhoid is kept as a possibility in every case of PUO.

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