Relapsing Salmonella enteritidis infection in a young adult male with chronic granulomatous disease.
A case of chronic Salmonella enteritidis infection in a young adult patient is reported. Following an initial enteritis with bacteraemia, the illness lasted for a 7-year period and was characterized by recurrent pyrexia, anaemia, weight loss and marked hepatosplenomegaly. Investigations revealed that the patient suffers from a mild form of chronic granulomatous disease presenting in adolescence.
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Department of Medicine and Microbiology, Gwynedd District General Hospital, Bangor, UK.
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Howard
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Garcia
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D000328:Adult; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D013997:Time Factors