title: Salmonella Enterica Serotype Enteritidis Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Epidural Abscess Complicated with Meningitis.
abstract: Infection with non-typhoidal Salmonella often results in a self-limited acute gastroenteritis. Extra-intestinal Salmonella infection is relatively rare and occurs predominantly in infants and adults with significant underlying conditions. We describe a 54-year-old Japanese man with a history of heavy alcohol consumption and daily contact with a dog, who developed bacteremia complicated by vertebral osteomyelitis, spinal epidural abscess, and meningitis, due to Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis. This case suggests that Salmonella should be considered as an etiologic pathogen in adult patients with perivertebral infection or meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. okidoki@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oki
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Ayumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents