Sigmoid volvulus: a rare but unique complication of enteric fever

• Main Authors: Muhammad Sohaib Asghar (Author), Abubakar Tauseef (Author), Hiba Shariq (Author), Maryam Zafar (Author), Rumael Jawed (Author), Uzma Rasheed (Author), Mustafa Dawood (Author), Haris Alvi (Author), Saad Aslam (Author), Marium Tauseef (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We present a case of sigmoid volvulus in a young male patient with culture-proven Salmonella Typhi in the blood which was sensitive to Meropenem and Azithromycin only, presented with fever, vomiting, loose stools, hematochezia, abdominal distention and tenderness with no signs of perforation on erec...