A case of neck abscess caused by Salmonella serotype D in a patient with liver cirrhosis.
Non-typhoidal salmonellosis, which is increasing nowadays in Korea as well as in the developed countries, is manifested as enteritis in most cases, but it also encompasses bacteremia, intraabdominal infections, and bone, joint and soft tissue infections. These rare diseases are known to result from primary gastrointestinal infection and subsequent bacteremia with or without symptoms. We experienced a case of neck abscess caused by Salmonella serotype D, which is a rare but important differential diagnosis of neck abscess. We herein report it.
Kwon
Mee-Hye
MH
Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Kang
Mi-Il
MI
Chun
Ji-Young
JY
Lim
Hyun-Woo
HW
Yeum
Yoon-Sik
YS
Kang
Young-Woo
YW
Kim
Young-Jin
YJ
Kim
Young Keun
YK
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis; D009333:Neck / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000502:physiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*