High Fever, Abnormal Liver Function, Headaches.

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  • Author(s): Sanders, M.D., Lisa
  • Source:
    New York Times Magazine. 6/20/2004, Vol. 153 Issue 52886, p17-18. 2p. 4 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      IMMIGRANTS; SALMONELLA typhi; TYPHOID fever; CLINICAL medicine; DIAGNOSIS; BACTERIAL diseases; DISEASES
    • Abstract:
      Details the challenges faced by doctors in diagnosing the illness of a recent immigrant. Description of minimal symptoms, including fever; Efforts of the doctors to identify the cause of the fever; Consideration of possible culprits including cancer, bacterial infection and tuberculosis; Success of the doctors in determining that salmonella typhi bacteria was the cause, commonly known as typhoid fever; Implications of the results; Significance of the ordeal for the medical team involved in the case.