Acute aphasia complicating typhoid fever in an adult

A S Bansal; S Venkatesh; S R Jones; W Williams

Acute aphasia complicating typhoid fever in an adult

J Trop Med Hyg. 1995 Dec;98(6):392-4.

Authors

A S Bansal¹, S Venkatesh, S R Jones, W Williams

Affiliation

¹ University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.

PMID: 8544220

Abstract

Motor aphasia complicating bacteriologically confirmed typhoid fever in a 20-year-old adult female is presented. Neither the cause of death nor the aetiology of this isolated neurological deficit could be determined from detailed post-mortem examination. An immune related mechanism is suggested based on the temporal characteristics of this complication and CSF abnormalities.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Aphasia / etiology*
Bacteremia / drug therapy
Bacteremia / microbiology
Chloramphenicol / therapeutic use
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Salmonella typhi / drug effects
Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification
Typhoid Fever / complications*
Typhoid Fever / drug therapy
Typhoid Fever / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Chloramphenicol