Salmonella typhi septic arthritis of hip--a case report.
A case of rarely encountered Salmonella Typhi septic arthritis of the hip in a child with no preexisting disease is reported. Salmonella etiology was not suspected in this case, and the diagnosis was made only after bacterial isolation. Arthrotomy was done as an initial mode of management, followed by intravenous ciprofloxacin therapy to which the child responded favorably.
Agnihotri
Nalini
N
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
Dhingra
Mandeep Singh
MS
Gautam
Vikas
V
Gupta
Varsha
V
Kaushal
Rishi
R
Mehta
Deepak
D
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006615:Hip / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin