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What are specific complications of typhoid fever?
Intestinal bleeding and perforation of the abdominal ulcer.
When does intestinal bleeding occur during typhoid fever?
Intestinal bleeding occurs more often during the 3rd week of the disease due to the ulcerative lesion in the small intestine, but it can develop in other periods, both at the background of antibiotic therapy and after normalization of the body temperature.
What role do disorders in the hemostasis system and increased pressure in the splanchnic vessels play in the pathogenesis of intestinal bleeding in typhoid fever?
They play an important role in the pathogenesis of this complication.
What type of bleeding is observed in cases of intestinal bleeding in typhoid fever?
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