Salmonella enterica enteritidis arthritis following trauma in a child with thalassemia major.
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.
Behera
Bijayini
B
Department of Laboratory Medicine, JPN, Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Mathur
Purva
P
Farooque
Kamran
K
Sharma
Vijay
V
Bhardwaj
Nidhi
N
Thakur
Yashwant K
YK
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*