Microscopic haematuria: A rare presentation of typhoid fever

Trop Doct. 2015 Apr;45(2):151-2. doi: 10.1177/0049475514561349. Epub 2014 Dec 15.

Abstract

Typhoid fever can cause a number of renal manifestations heretofore dubbed 'nephrotyphoid'. Haematuria in the absence of renal impairment is extremely rare among typhoid patients. We report a case of an adult who presented with a prolonged febrile illness and microscopic haematuria. Blood culture confirmed the diagnosis of typhoid and the patient was treated successfully with ceftriaxone.

Keywords: Typhoid fever; microscopic haematuria; nephrotyphoid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hematuria / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification*
  • Typhoid Fever / complications
  • Typhoid Fever / diagnosis*