title: Psoas abscess caused by non-typhoid Salmonella in a patient with severe aplastic anemia.
abstract: The clinical spectrum of infections caused by non-typhoid Salmonella spp. includes gastroenteritis, enteric fever, bacteremia, and extraintestinal localized complications, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report a patient with severe aplastic anemia developing left iliopsoas abscess caused by non-typhoid Salmonella (NTS), which was successfully treated by prolonged antibiotic treatment and repeated debridement. Our data indicate that aplastic anemia is a risk factor for infection caused by NTS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chin-Chi
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Shih-Chi
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Jann-Tay
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ching-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Vin-Cent
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wen-Chien
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*