Complications
Damage to the intestines
Typhoid fever complications can include damage and bleeding in the intestines. Typhoid fever also can cause cells in the walls of the small intestine or large bowel to die off. This allows the contents of the gut to leak into the body. That can cause severe stomach pain, vomiting and infection throughout the body called sepsis.
Damage to the intestines can develop in the later part of the illness. These life-threatening complications require immediate medical care.
Other possible complications include:
Inflammation of the heart muscle, called myocarditis.
Inflammation of the lining of the heart and valves, called endocarditis.
Infection of major blood vessels, called mycotic aneurysm.
Pneumonia.
Inflammation of the pancreas, called pancreatitis.
Kidney or bladder infections.
Infection and inflammation of the membranes and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord, called meningitis.
Psychiatric problems, such as delirium, hallucinations and paranoid psychosis.
