Enteric fever is associated with a variety of clinical presentations and complications. Although central nervous system involvement is not uncommon in enteric fever, acute cerebellar ataxia as a presenting feature is rare. A 7-year-old boy with enteric fever who presented with acute cerebellar ataxia is reported.
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Background infections pose a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries, contributing to child mortality. is linked to acute gastrointestinal illness and severe long-term consequences, including environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) and stunting. In 2018, our cross-sectional study in Ethiopia detected in 88% of stools from children aged 12-15 months, with an average of 11 species per stool using meta-total RNA sequencing.
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Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Universität Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland.
After describing the anatomy of the spleen and the most important immunohistochemical stains for identifying cellular constituents of the normal splenic compartments, etiologies of splenomegaly and the diagnostic approach for spleen biopsies are discussed using the example of a North African patient with a recent migration background and sudden fever. The focus is on infectious diseases and the morphology and molecular features of hematolymphoid neoplasms, particularly the primary "splenic B‑cell lymphomas" according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification. The importance of clinicopathological correlations and interdisciplinary cooperation in splenic pathology is emphasized.
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Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, IMU University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.
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Food Hygiene and Nutrition Service, Local Health Unit 3, Department of Prevention, 16142 Genoa, Italy.
is considered the major zoonotic and foodborne pathogen responsible for human infections. It includes the serovars causing typhoid fever ( and ) and the non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS) serovars ( and ), causing enteric infections known as "Salmonellosis". NTS represents a major public health burden worldwide.
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