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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2025

Enteric Fever with Intussusception, Myocardial Dysfunction, Encephalopathy, and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Indian Child.

Puspraj Awasthi, Suresh Kumar Angurana, Karthi Nallasamy, Arun Bansal

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Puspraj AwasthiDivision of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Suresh Kumar AnguranaDivision of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Karthi NallasamyDivision of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Arun BansalDivision of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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Abstract

Enteric fever is an endemic disease in developing and low-middle income countries due to poor sanitation and hygiene. The majority of cases have mild symptoms and resolve with oral or intravenous antibiotics. However, multisystemic involvement due to enteric fever requiring intensive care is not uncommon and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. We report a 5-year-old boy from Mohali, Punjab, India with enteric fever who had fulminant course with several complications including transient intussusception, myocardial dysfunction, encephalopathy, and secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. He was treated with ceftriaxone, vasoactive drugs, mechanical ventilation, dexamethasone, and intravenous immunoglobulin and had favorable outcome despite life-threatening complications.

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IntussusceptionLymphohistiocytosis, HemophagocyticTyphoid FeverAnti-Bacterial AgentsBrain DiseasesCardiomyopathiesCeftriaxoneChild, PreschoolDexamethasoneHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousIndiaMaleAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftriaxoneDexamethasoneImmunoglobulins, Intravenous

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PMCPMC11720791

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