Attention to the differential diagnosis of Covid-19: Salmonellosis

Year 2023, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 654 - 657, 30.09.2023

Selim Görgün , Metin Yadigaroğlu

https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.1274406

Abstract

In this case series, three patients who were hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 infection and received treatment were diagnosed with Salmonellosis and discharged with recovery. Elderly patients with pre-diagnosed COVID-19, with a history of chronic disease, and who are considered to be in the risky group are immediately hospitalized and followed up. The frequent occurrence of symptoms such as fever, cough, respiratory distress, weakness as well as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea in patients with COVID-19 pre-diagnosis, increases the importance of anamnesis and physical examination in the differential diagnosis.

Keywords

COVID-19, salmonellosis, enteric fever, differential diagnosis

Covid-19'un ayırıcı tanısına di̇kkat: Salmonelloz

Abstract

Bu vaka serisinde, COVID-19 enfeksiyonu şüphesiyle hastaneye yatırılan ve tedavi gören üç hasta Salmonelloz tanısı almış ve iyileşerek taburcu edilmiştir. COVID-19 ön tanısı almış, kronik hastalık öyküsü olan ve riskli grupta olduğu düşünülen yaşlı hastalar derhal hastaneye yatırılarak takip edilmektedir. COVID-19 ön tanılı hastalarda bulantı, kusma, karın ağrısı ve ishalin yanı sıra ateş, öksürük, solunum sıkıntısı, halsizlik gibi belirtilerin sık görülmesi, ayırıcı tanıda anamnez ve fizik muayenenin önemini artırmaktadır.

Keywords

COVID-19, salmonelloz, enterik ateş, ayırıcı tanı

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