Haemorrhagic cellulitis caused by Salmonella enteritidis.
Soft tissue infections are rare manifestations of extra-intestinal salmonellosis and occur more frequently in immunocompromized patients [1-4]. We report haemorrhagic cellulitis in an immunosuppressed patient with sepsis caused by a non-typhoid Salmonella.
Santos-Juanes
Jorge
J
Department of Dermatology-II, The Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. jocris@terra.com
Lopez-Escobar
Maria
M
Galache
Cristina
C
Telenti
Mauricio
M
Vidau
Pedro
P
Badillo
Ana
A
Rio
Jose Sanchez Del
JS
D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*