Salmonella typhimurium epidural empyema in an HIV-infected patient.
Salmonella focal intracranial infections are reported rarely. They tend to occur in immunocompromised patients. We present here a case of Salmonella typhimurium epidural empyema, with osteomyelitis of the adjacent frontal bone, in a 37-year-old human immunodeficiency virus positive man who presented with a three-day history of headache, fever, and sweats. He was treated successfully with antibiotics and surgical drainage.
Department of Infectious Diseases, and Internal Medicine, Farhat Hached University Hospital;
Wissem
W
Hachfi
Department of Infectious Diseases, and Internal Medicine, Farhat Hached University Hospital;
Foued
F
Bellazreg
Department of Neurosurgery, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed
M
Ladib
Department of Infectious Diseases, and Internal Medicine, Farhat Hached University Hospital;
Naoufel
N
Kaabia
Department of Infectious Diseases, and Internal Medicine, Farhat Hached University Hospital;
Mabrouk
M
Khalifa
Department of Neurosurgery, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Hedi
H
Krifa
Department of Infectious Diseases, and Internal Medicine, Farhat Hached University Hospital;
Amel
A
Letaief
Salmonella typhimurium; epidural empyema; human immunodeficiency virus.