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Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, Pleural Effusion and Splenic Abscess as Unusual Presentation of Typhoid Fever

1Department of Internal Medicine, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015, Vol. 3 No. 2, 32-33
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-3-2-3
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Imed Ben Ghorbel, Nabil BelFeki, Mohamed Habib Houman. Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, Pleural Effusion and Splenic Abscess as Unusual Presentation of Typhoid Fever. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(2):32-33. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-3-2-3.

Correspondence to: Imed  Ben Ghorbel, Department of Internal Medicine, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia. Email: benghorbelimed@yahoo.com

Abstract

We report a case of typhoid fever with an unusual presentation: prolonged fever with cutaneous vasculitis, pleural effusion and splenic abscess. The diagnosis was made upon Widal serology, and after ruling out other causes of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. The outcome was favourable with antibiotics alone and without surgery.This is the second case of cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with typhoid fever in adults.

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