A 5-year-old child in a refugee camp in South Sudan presents with high fever, bloody diarrhoea with mucus, and tenesmus. Stool culture grows Shigella ...

Question

A 5-year-old child in a refugee camp in South Sudan presents with high fever, bloody diarrhoea with mucus, and tenesmus. Stool culture grows Shigella flexneri. What is the most serious complication to monitor for?

Accepted Answer

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)

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Liver abscess

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Toxic megacolon

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Intestinal perforation

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Chronic carriage

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Shigellosis

A 5-year-old child in a refugee camp in South Sudan presents with high fever, bloody diarrhoea with mucus, and tenesmus. Stool culture grows Shigella flexneri. What is the most serious complication to monitor for?