Acute non-immune hemolytic anemia in enteric fever due to nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi: A case report

Mohammad Rasel; Ashif Istiak; Abdullah Al-Jubair; Md Mohaiminul Islam; Sourav Saha

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01944

Acute non-immune hemolytic anemia in enteric fever due to nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi: A case report

IDCases. 2024 Apr 16:36:e01944. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01944. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Mohammad Rasel^{1

2}, Ashif Istiak^{1

2}, Abdullah Al-Jubair¹, Md Mohaiminul Islam¹, Sourav Saha^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi is a well-known cause of enteric fever, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. However, the incidence of enteric fever complicated by non-immune hemolytic anemia without co-existing thalassemia or glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is rare. In this case report, we present a case of acute non-immune hemolytic anemia in enteric fever caused by nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi.

Keywords: Enteric fever; Hemolytic anemia; Nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi; Typhoid fever.

Publication types

Case Reports