Diagnostic Fortuit D'Un Cas De Fievre Typhoide Par La Ponction Sternale*

SummaryA case of typhoid fever, contracted in Tunisia and observed in Belgium, is reported. The clinical picture suggested malaria or visceral leishmania. After a negative blood culture, final diagnosis was established by a bone narrow culture, which was made foi leishmania detection, but showed Salmonella typhi after 24 hours.