Two Cases of Suspected Typhoid Encephalitis Treated with High Dose Dexamethasone
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 229-234, 1993.
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en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-119260
ABSTRACT
Typhoid fever is one of the important contagious diseases. Typhoid fever of severe category is defined as the condition in which a febrile patient shows shocks or an altered state of consciousness ranging from delirium to coma. High dose dexarnethasone therapy is considered very effective in these life-threatening conditions. We report two severe hrphoid fever cases, which were treated with high dose dexarnethasone (dexamethasone 3mg/kg IV and lmg/kg q6hrs for 48 hrs) with a great success and we believe that one of the two cases is the first Korean case in the literature who had cerebellar ataxia and cortical tremor as a manifestation of the CNS involvement of typhoid fever.
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Asunto principal:
Choque
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Temblor
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Fiebre Tifoidea
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Dexametasona
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Ataxia Cerebelosa
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Coma
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Estado de Conciencia
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Delirio
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Encefalitis
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Fiebre
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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