Focal Salmonella enteritidis infection in a patient with HIV infection and other multiple causes of immunodeficiency.
An HIV-infected man receiving antiretroviral therapy-who also had lupus-like vasculitis and membranous glomerulonephritis (treated with prednisolone and azathioprine), beta-thalassaemia minor trait and post-radiotherapy functional asplenia (mimicking sickle cell disease-induced hyposplenism)-developed focal soft issue and bone infection caused by Salmonella enteritidis at the site of previous mycobacterial infection.
Peppa
Dimitra
D
T8, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU. rmiller@gum.ucl.ac.uk
Sutton
Julian K
JK
Bin-Reza
Faisal
F
Morris-Jones
Stephen D
SD
Miller
Robert F
RF
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000382:microbiology*