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Typhoid Fever
Description Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 code: A01.0 Note: This is a notifiable condition. DESCRIPTION A septicaemic illness with fever caused by the micro-organism Salmonella typhi. The cause of the fever is difficult to diagnose except in an epidemic. It may present with: acute abdomen (see Section 2.1: Abdominal pain). prolonged or high fever in a previously healthy individual. fever wit
ICD-10 code: A01.0
Note: This is a notifiable condition.
DESCRIPTION
- A septicaemic illness with fever caused by the micro-organism Salmonella typhi.
- The cause of the fever is difficult to diagnose except in an epidemic. It may present with:
- acute abdomen (see Section 2.1: Abdominal pain).
- prolonged or high fever in a previously healthy individual.
- fever with a slower pulse rate than expected.
- headache and convulsions.
- constipation during the first week.
- diarrhoea that can occur later in the illness and may be accompanied by frank bleeding.
- Diagnosis requires confirmation by stool culture or blood tests.
MEDICINE TREATMENT
- Treat dehydration if present and refer.
REFERRAL
Urgent
- All cases or suspected cases.
Standard Treatment Guidelines And Essential Medicines List For South Africa, Primary Healthcare, 2020-4_Version 1_June 2024
Chapter 2: Gastro-Intestinal Conditions, 2.13 Typhoid Fever