Anterior chest wall abscess caused by Salmonella enteritidis in a healthy adult.
We report a case of anterior chest wall abscess in an immunocompetent adult by Salmonella enteritidis, whose food was contaminated by bird droppings. The patient did not have any gastrointestinal symptoms. Surgical excision followed by antibiotics (cefuroxime and ciprofloxacin) successfully treated the condition. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of anterior chest wall abscess caused by S. enteritidis in an immunocompetent adult without any preceding gastrointestinal symptoms. We feel that the contamination of his food with the bird droppings was a risk factor.
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Department of Orthopaedics and Microbiology, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Ynysmaerdy, Llantrisant, CF72 8XR, UK. sanjaygupta123@hotmail.com
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D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D002444:Cefuroxime