[The clinical picture and pathogenesis of complications in food poisonings (salmonellosis)].

Observation on 32,448 salmonellosis patients was carried out. In 653 cases (2.01%) the complicated course of the disease was observed. It was caused by generalized disturbances in blood circulation, or shock, in 0.09% of cases, or by regional disturbances in blood circulation (myocardial infarction in 0.4%, acute disturbances in cerebral circulation in 0.4%, thrombosis of mesenterial vessels in 0.1% of cases). In addition, infectious complications developed in the form of pneumonia (0.5%) and acute renal insufficiency (0.6% of cases). Acute adrenal insufficiency, observed in the past, did not practically occur during the recent 20 years, having lost its importance due to the use of adequate therapy with polyionic crystalloid solutions.