Salmonella typhimurium epidural empyema in an HIV-infected patient

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infectious disease reports 2009-12, Vol.1 (1), p.e5-e5
Hauptverfasser: Hachfi, Wissem, Bellazreg, Foued, Ladib, Mohamed, Kaabia, Naoufel, Khalifa, Mabrouk, Krifa, Hedi, Letaief, Amel
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Sprache:eng
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Antibiotics
Biomedical materials
Case Report
Empyema
Epidural
Fever
Headache
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immunocompromised hosts
Osteomyelitis
Salmonella
Salmonella typhimurium
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2036-7430
2036-7449
2036-7449
DOI:10.4081/idr.2009.e5