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Abscesso Abdominal/diagnóstico , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Ceftriaxona/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Masculino , Metronidazol/uso terapêutico , Ofloxacino/uso terapêutico , Salmonella typhi/isolamento & purificação , Baço/microbiologia , Esplenopatias/diagnóstico , Febre Tifoide/diagnóstico , Adulto JovemRESUMO
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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Abscesso/etiologia , Adulto , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Doenças Mamárias/microbiologia , Ciprofloxacina/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Humanos , Salmonella typhi/isolamento & purificação , Febre Tifoide/complicaçõesRESUMO
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.