Non-typhi Salmonella adrenal abscess in an HIV-infected patient.
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.
Kao
Pao-Tsuan
PT
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. kao@ms1.mmh.org.tw
Liu
Chang-Pan
CP
Lee
Chun-Ming
CM
Hung
Yu-Chung
YC
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