title: A case of Empyema thoracic due to Salmonella typhi in 18-month-old child: an unusual cause.
abstract: We herein report an 18-months-old child who presented with high-grade fever, cough, and breathlessness along with tachypnoea and diminished air entry on the left side of the chest, in which a diagnosis of left-sided pleural effusion was made. Salmonella typhi was isolated from the pleural tap culture. The patient had uneventful recovery with appropriate antibiotic therapy. Empyema thoracic as a complication is extremely rare in the absence of an underlying co-morbid illness, is even more uncommon in a child, and is even rarer to find with Salmonella typhi species. After reviewing the available literature we could find only five cases of empyema thoracic due to Salmonella typhi in children with the age range of 9-13 years. We are reporting this case as the youngest child reported with this complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India. devkinandan2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Devki
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nandan
authors.forename: Lalish
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jhavar
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dewan
authors.forename: Girish Chandra
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Nirmaljeet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaur