title: Non-typhi Salmonella adrenal abscess in an HIV-infected patient.
abstract: We report a case of non-typhi Salmonella adrenal abscess in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and thalassaemia minor. Non-typhi Salmonella bacteraemia is common in HIV-infected patients, but infection localized in the adrenal gland is rare. Focal salmonellosis is common in haemoglobinopathy but unusual in thalassaemia minor. This patient was diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) guided aspiration and successfully treated with ciprofloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. kao@ms1.mmh.org.tw
authors.forename: Pao-Tsuan
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Chang-Pan
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chun-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yu-Chung
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hung
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications