Shigellosis history and symptoms
|
Shigellosis Microchapters |
|---|
|
Diagnosis |
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Shigellosis history and symptoms On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Shigellosis history and symptoms |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Shigellosis history and symptoms |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Symptoms may range from mild abdominal discomfort to full-blown dysentery characterized by cramps, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, blood, pus, or mucus in stools or tenesmus. Onset time is 12 to 50 hours.
In some persons, especially young children and the elderly, the diarrhea can be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. A severe infection with high fever may also be associated with seizures in children less than 2 years old. Some persons who are infected may have no symptoms at all, but may still pass the Shigella bacteria to others.
History and Symptoms
- Symptoms
- Constitutional symptoms often precede diarrhea
- Small volume diarrhea (dehydration is unusual)