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Typhoid fever in children: a forgotten disease?
Southern Medical Journal
|February 1, 1979
Summary
Typhoid fever in children often presents with anorexia and neurological symptoms. Delayed diagnosis is common because physicians have a lower suspicion for this rare disease.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Infectious Diseases
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Typhoid fever incidence has declined in the United States.
- Physician awareness of typhoid fever may be reduced.
- Children can present with atypical symptoms.