[Cerebral abscess during a severe form of Salmonella typhimurium bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient].
BACKGROUND
Bacteremia rarely occurs in non-typhoid salmonella infections and the development of a brain abscess is exceptional.


METHODS
An immunocompetent patient developed severe Salmonella typhimurium bacteremia leading to septic shock and acute respiratory distress and acute renal failure. A brain abscess, which was not present on the initial brain tomodensitometry, developed and totally regressed after antibiotic therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
We were unable to identify and factor favoring the development of salmonella bacteremia in this patient. There were no cerebral lesions on the initial brain tomodensitometry considered to be normal. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Salmonella typhimurium brain abscess in an immunocompetent subject.
Broux
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Service de Réanimation polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier de la Région Annécienne, Annecy.
Santré
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Sirodot
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Allantaz
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Genin
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Bru
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Abcès cérébraux au cours d'une forme sévère de bactériémie à Salmonella typhimurium chez un sujet immunocompétent.