A Case of Scrotal Abscess Associated with Gastroenteritis and Sepsis due to Salmonella Group D in a One Month Old Infant.
- Author:
You Sun CHOI
1
;
Yoon Suk JUNG
;
Sun Il KIM
;
Sung Hee OH
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. sungheeo@email.hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scrotal abscess;
Salmonella group D;
Infant
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Bacteremia;
Child;
Circumcision, Male;
Diarrhea;
Drainage;
Female;
Focal Infection;
Gastroenteritis*;
Humans;
Infant*;
Infant, Newborn;
Joints;
Male;
Meninges;
Salmonella*;
Sepsis*;
Spleen
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
2003;46(6):602-605
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute gastroenteritis due to Salmonella species, which usually improves on conservative treatment, can progress to sepsis and extraintestinal focal infection in very young infants. Frequent sites for extraintestinal infections are meninges, bone, joints, spleen and intravascular sites but scrotal abscess due to salmonella in children has been very rare. Literature search revealed only one newborn case of scrotal abscess with bacteremia due to salmonella group D which developed after circumcision. We, herein, report a 42 day old infant who initally presented with diarrhea that progressed to sepsis and scrotal abscess. Despite the use of susceptible antibiotics, the patient improved only after surgical drainage.
