title: An atypical presentation of Salmonella typhi - a case report.
abstract: Breast abscess due to Salmonella typhi is an extremely rare occurrence. A lady with a lump in the left breast was diagnosed to have a fibroadenoma and was subjected to a surgical procedure. She was found to have an abscess due to Salmonella typhi as confirmed by conventional bacteriological methods. She was treated with ciprofloxacin and responded favourably.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore - 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Appalaraju
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Govindan