[Purulent coxitis in 8-year-old boy caused by Salmonella enteritidis].
Salmonella enteritidis is a rare cause of suppurative arthritis of the hip joint in children. The diagnosis is clinical and paraclinical. Treatment is surgical with decompression and antibiotics according to culture. A case of an 8-year-old boy is presented.
Arhus Universitetshospital, DK-8000 Arhus C. docengell@hotmail.com
Vilhelm
V
Engell
Arne
A
Bach
Michael
M
Davidsen
Bjarne
B
Møller-Madsen
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents