A Rare Case of Salmonella Typhi Presenting with Tonsillitis
S. Aarifaa
Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Kelambakkam- 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kaliannan Mayilananthi
Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Kelambakkam- 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
Durga Krishnan *
Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Kelambakkam- 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
V. R. Mohan Rao
Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Kelambakkam- 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
Praveen Srinivas
Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE), Kelambakkam- 603103, Tamil Nadu, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Typhoid fever is an endemic infection in developing countries like India. Oral manifestations of enteric fever and typhoid tonsillitis have rarely been reported in the literature. We report a 20 year old male, showing tonsillitis to be an integral part of clinical presentation of typhoid fever.The patient presented with fever, throat pain and oral ulcers. Blood culture and swab from tonsils showed significant growth of Salmonella typhi.This case report adds light to tonsillitis as a rare clinical manifestation of typhoid fever.
Keywords: Typhoid, tonsillitis, oral ulcers