Sacroiliitis caused by Salmonella typhi.
Although the commonest manifestation of Salmonella infection is acute gastroenteritis, infection may spread to the blood-stream may and the illness can present with focal lesions in almost any organ with or without septicemia. We describe here a case of Salmonella typhi infection of a sacroiliac joint that was cured with ciprofloxacin therapy for six weeks. The patient was immunologically normal. Salmonella etiology was not suspected in this case, and the diagnosis was made only after bacterial isolation. Physicians should be aware of this rare manifestation of Salmonella infection, especially in endemic areas.
Ulug
Mehmet
M
Midyat State Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinic Microbiology, 47100 Mardin, Turkey. mehmetulug21@yahoo.com
Celen
Mustafa Kemal
MK
Geyik
Mehmet Faruk
MF
Hosoglu
Salih
S
Ayaz
Celal
C
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin