Psoas abscess caused by non-typhoid Salmonella in a patient with severe aplastic anemia.
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.
Kuo
Chin-Chi
CC
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Ku
Shih-Chi
SC
Wang
Jann-Tay
JT
Tsai
Ching-Wei
CW
Wu
Vin-Cent
VC
Chou
Wen-Chien
WC
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*