Brodie's abscess of the ulna caused by Salmonella typhi.
Osteomyelitis caused by Salmonella typhi is rare in patients with no haemoglobinopathies or other diseases causing immunosuppression. Brodie's abscess is a special variety of subacute or chronic osteomyelitis. An otherwise healthy woman who presented with forearm swelling for 6 months was diagnosed with a Brodie's abscess of the ulna caused by Salmonella typhi. Magnetic resonance imaging and a computed tomography-guided needle biopsy were performed. She was later found to be a Salmonella carrier. The Brodie's abscess was treated by surgical debridement and a course of antibiotics. The clinical, radiological, and management aspects of the disease are discussed.
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Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ivan_ipkc@yahoo.com.hk
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis; D003646:Debridement; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012485:Salmonella typhi; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014457:Ulna / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery