Psoas Abscess Caused by Non-Typhoid Salmonella in a Patient with Severe Aplastic Anemia.
10.3349/ymj.2010.51.3.472
- Author:
Chin Chi KUO
1
;
Shih Chi KU
;
Jann Tay WANG
;
Ching Wei TSAI
;
Vin Cent WU
;
Wen Chien CHOU
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. wchou@ntu.edu.tw
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Non-typhoid Salmonella;
aplastic anemia
- MeSH:
Anemia, Aplastic/*complications/microbiology;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Psoas Abscess/*etiology/*microbiology;
Salmonella Infections/*complications
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2010;51(3):472-474
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The clinical spectrum of infections caused by non-typhoid Salmonella spp. includes gastroenteritis, enteric fever, bacteremia, and extraintestinal localized complications, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report a patient with severe aplastic anemia developing left iliopsoas abscess caused by non-typhoid Salmonella (NTS), which was successfully treated by prolonged antibiotic treatment and repeated debridement. Our data indicate that aplastic anemia is a risk factor for infection caused by NTS.
