title: Relapsing Salmonella enteritidis infection in a young adult male with chronic granulomatous disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Microbiology, Gwynedd District General Hospital, Bangor, UK.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Safe
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: 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