Renal Abscess in an Immunocompetent Child: Case Report and Literature Review

Renal Abscess in an Immunocompetent Child: Case Report and Literature Review

We describe a case of a 10-year-old immunocompetent girl with a left renal abscess due to Group C Salmonella ( Salmonella serovar Oranienburg). Percutaneous drainage of the abscess was done. She also received 2 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by 4 weeks of oral co-trimoxazole with resolut...

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Veröffentlicht in:Global pediatric health 2021-05, Vol.8
Hauptverfasser: Cedric Wei Ming Poh Bsc(Pharm)(Hons), Xue Fen Valerie Seah BSc(Pharm)(Hons), PharmD, Chia Yin Chong MBBS, FRCPH, Indra Ganesan MBBS, MRCPCH, Matthias Maiwald MD, PhD, FRCPA, D(ABMM), Karen Nadua MD, MRCPCH, Kai-Qian Kam MBBS, MRCPCH, Natalie Woon Hui Tan MBBS, MRCPCH
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Zusammenfassung:We describe a case of a 10-year-old immunocompetent girl with a left renal abscess due to Group C Salmonella ( Salmonella serovar Oranienburg). Percutaneous drainage of the abscess was done. She also received 2 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by 4 weeks of oral co-trimoxazole with resolution seen on ultrasound. A review of pediatric Salmonella renal abscesses is also presented.
ISSN:2333-794X
DOI:10.1177/2333794X211022263