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TYPHOID SPINE IN A NIGERIAN WITH SICKLE HAEMOGLOBIN



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Abstract

1. A proven case of typhoid spine in a patient with sickle cell trait (AS) is recorded. It responded well to conservative treatment with chloramphenicol.

2. The literature on typhoid spine is briefly reviewed and the relationship between salmonella osteomyelitis and sickle cell disease is discussed.

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