Severe thrombocytopenia in a child with typhoid fever: a case report

Severe thrombocytopenia in a child with typhoid fever: a case report

Abstract Background Although thrombocytopenia is common in typhoid fever, its course, response to treatment, and need for specific therapies such as platelet transfusion are not well characterized. Case presentation We report a case of typhoid fever in a 4-year-old Asian male returned traveler, admi...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Al Reesi, Glenn Stephens, Brendan McMullan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Typhoid fever
Thrombocytopenia
Prolonged fever
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-016-1138-6

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