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Can Constant High Fever For A Few Days Be Indicative Of Typhoid?
Dear Dr. I have been having high fever (102 to 103) for the last 6 days with severe discomfort in my abdomen accompanied by severe back pain and joint pain. I have been taking Norflox 400 for 3 days and then Norflox TZ. The fever sometimes comes to 99 but again goes up. Could this be Typhoid ?
Mon, 13 Jun 2016
See , fever in typhoid is of "step-ladder" type. that means , temperature rises , then stay there for a while , then again rises and stays there for a while , and then again rises.
And this kind of fever plus abdominal pain can be suggestive of typhoid. But to confirm the diagnosis , laboratory test (Widal test) should be done.
Also in typhoid there are "rose spots" (i.e. rose petal like pinkish red spots seen over abdomen and chest) sometimes.
And this kind of fever plus abdominal pain can be suggestive of typhoid. But to confirm the diagnosis , laboratory test (Widal test) should be done.
Also in typhoid there are "rose spots" (i.e. rose petal like pinkish red spots seen over abdomen and chest) sometimes.
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