The clinical manifestations of typhoid in Saint Petersburg
The clinical manifestations of typhoid were studied in 577 sporadic cases in Saint Petersburg in 1975-2006. The disease more commonly occurred acutely and it was moderate (75.9%) and severe (21%) with evident intoxication and prolonged fever. The symptoms of the disease differed little from those in the classical picture of the early 20th century. The complications in patients with typhoid (18.9%) comprised intestinal ulcer perforation (1.9%), intestinal hemorrhage (6.4±1.0%), pneumonia (13.2%), infection-exhaustion psychosis (4%), infection-toxic shock (3.5%), myocarditis (2.4%), etc.