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Abdominal Abscess/diagnosis , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Metronidazole/therapeutic use , Ofloxacin/therapeutic use , Salmonella typhi/isolation & purification , Spleen/microbiology , Splenic Diseases/diagnosis , Typhoid Fever/diagnosis , Young AdultABSTRACT
Enteric fever is an acute systemic febrile infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. Breast abscess due to S. typhi infection is a rare sequelae. We report here a classical case of Salmonella typhi infection in a rare clinical form of a breast abscess in a non-lactating immuno-compromised female.
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Abscess/etiology , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Breast Diseases/microbiology , Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Salmonella typhi/isolation & purification , Typhoid Fever/complicationsABSTRACT
Enteric fever is a multisystem disorder caused mainly by Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A. It continues to be a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. Unusual presentations of Salmonellosis are rare. We report 3 such cases of young adult males, one of splenic abscess due to Salmonella typhi and one each of liver abscess due to Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi A. A brief review of the literature pertaining to the cases is also given.