title: Salmonella enterica enteritidis arthritis following trauma in a child with thalassemia major.
abstract: Osteoarticular infections caused by Non-typhi Salmonella are exceptionally encountered. We report a case of a bacteriologically documented knee joint infection due to Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis, following trauma in a child with thalassemia major. Emergency arthrotomy combined with antimicrobial therapy was helpful in eradication of infection. Physicians should be aware of this rare manifestation of Non-typhi Salmonella infections in thalassemic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, JPN, Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Bijayini
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: Purva
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Farooque
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
authors.forename: Yashwant K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Thakur
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D007719:Knee Joint; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*