Symptoms of Typhoid fever
General information about symptoms of Typhoid fever: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Typhoid fever. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Typhoid fever. Furthermore, symptoms of Typhoid fever may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Typhoid fever.
List of symptoms of Typhoid fever: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Typhoid fever includes:
- No symptoms - if only a mild exposure; some people become "carriers" of typhoid.
- Fever
- Headache
- Constipation
- Malaise
- Chills
- Sore throat
- Myalgia
- Mild vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Abdominal tenderness
- Transient skin rash (rose spots) - usually on abdomen or chest
- Abdominal rash
- Chest rash
- Loss of appetite
- Nosebleeds
- Joint pains
- Stepladder temperature - rise in temperature occuring in steps
- High fever
- Tongue changes
- Thirst
- Diarrhea
- Blood in diarrhea
- Slow heartbeat
- Splenomegaly
- Enlarged liver
- Liver symptoms
- Bradycardia
- Delirium
- Leukopenia
- Anemia
- Blood changes
- Proteinuria
- Constipation
Symptoms of Typhoid fever: Persons with typhoid fever usually have a sustained fever as high as 103° to 104° F (39° to 40° C). They may also feel weak, or have stomach pains, headache, or loss of appetite. In some cases, patients have a rash of flat, rose-colored spots. The only way to know for sure if an illness is typhoid fever is to have samples of stool or blood tested for the presence of S. Typhi. 1
Typhoid fever has an insidious onset characterized by fever, headache, constipation, malaise, chills, and myalgia with few clinical features that reliably distinguish it from a variety of other infectious diseases. Diarrhea is uncommon, and vomiting is not usually severe. Confusion, delirium, intestinal perforation, and death may occur in severe cases.2
More symptoms of Typhoid fever: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Typhoid fever, underlying causes of Typhoid fever, associated conditions for Typhoid fever, risk factors for Typhoid fever, or other related conditions.
Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Typhoid Fever (General): DBMD
2. excerpt from Typhoid Fever: DBMD
Last revision: June 23, 2003
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