10 Symptoms of Typhoid Fever
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #8: Rash
For the most part, our bodies are quite good at filtering out unwanted contaminants from our blood. Our organs clean out unwanted debris while our immune system deals with pathogens quite effectively. In the case of a serious infection, however, the immune system can struggle to keep up, and an unusually high volume of pathogens can be present.
These pathogens will sometimes clump together and can collect under the skin. This causes a rash on the skin which is known as rose spots in cases of typhoid fever. The skin can be sore and itchy as a result of the rash. Such rashes are present in about 10-20% of typhoid fever cases.
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