A study on clinical profile of typhoid fever at Government General Hospital, Nizamabad, Telangana, India

Authors

  • K. Gopal Singh Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Nizamabad, Telangana, India
  • J. Syam Sundar Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Suryapet, Telangana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20194746

Keywords:

Children, Clinical profile, Heamogram, Hepatomegaly, Typhoid fever, Spleenomegaly

Abstract

Background: The disease is most common in India. Children are most commonly affected. Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a bacterial infection due to specific type of Salmonella that causes symptoms.

Methods: Prospective observational study, 100 children with fever more than 7 days attending pediatric departed at GGH, Nizamabad were included in this study.

Results: Total 100 children included in this study, male were 62, female were 38. More cases were (43) in 5-10 years age group, 53 children, belongs to middle class, 30 children belongs to lower class and 17 children belongs to upper class. Most common physical finding was toxic look (52), fallowed by coated tongue (41), hepatomegaly (32), pallor (12), spleenomegaly (11), hepatospleenomegaly (8).

Conclusions: Safe drinking water, hand washing, proper sanitation, health education to children and food handlers in schools and hostels will decrease the incidence of typhoid fever in children.

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2019-10-21

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