Breast abscess in a man due to Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis.
Nontyphoidal salmonellae can cause breast infection only exceptionally. A case of breast abscess in a 70-year-old man due to Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis (Salmonella Enteritidis) is reported. The infection was successfully treated with a combination of surgical and antibiotic treatment.
Infectious Diseases Department, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia, and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia.
Nada
N
Brncic
Lari
L
Gorup
Miroslav
M
Strcic
Maja
M
Abram
Elvira
E
Mustac
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008408:Mastectomy; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents