title: Cutaneous infection caused by Salmonella typhi.
abstract: Salmonella typhi is a flagellated, gram-negative bacillus belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae responsible for typhoid fever, which is a prolonged bacteraemic, systemic illness with minimal, at least initially, diarrhoea. Localized infection is a not uncommon complication of salmonella septicaemia, particularly occurring in immunocompromised patients. However, salmonella localization to the skin presenting as cutaneous ulceration is regarded as a rare event. We report a unique case of such a presentation as the sole clinical manifestation of infection with S. typhi and highlight the possible salmonella aetiology for unusual cutaneous lesions in individuals coming from endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dermatological Sciences of the University of Milan and IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore of Milan, Milan, Italy. mizzidoc@libero.it
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Marzano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mercogliano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borghi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Facchetti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caputo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007194:India; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin