A Case of Bronchitis and Bronchial Dysplasia Associated with Typhoid Fever

기관지염과 기관지 이형성이 동반된 장티푸스 1예

Typhoid fever is an acute systemic febrile disease caused by Salmonella typhi. The classic picture of the disease consists of prolonged continuous or remitting fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, rose spots and delirium. Salmonella infection can lead to diffuse organ involvement., including bone, lung, thyroid, kidney, liver, spleen, heart, pericardium, intestine and skin and cause a variety of complications. Pulmonary manifestations occur in only 1 percent of the patients. Mild cough with sticky sputum is the earliest symptom and bronchitis, pneumonia and lung abscess were presented. Recently we experienced a case of typhoid fever complicated by bronchitis, dysplasia in a 37-year-old male physician who was improved with ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin We report this case with a review of the literature.

장티푸스에 합병되는 호흡기 질환은 약 1% 정도로 매우 드물다. 저자들은 호흡기 증상이 첫 증상이었던 장티푸스 환자에서 경기관지 내시경검사상 기관지염과 기관지 이형성 소견이 관찰되었고 항생제 투여로 기관지 병변이 호전되었던 환자 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.