Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium infection presenting as a retrocecal mass in an 8-year-old child

Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium infection presenting as a retrocecal mass in an 8-year-old child

Minor salmonellosis is due to Gram-negative bacilli, which usually cause enterocolitis with potentially severe complications. We report on a case of a clinically uncommon presentation of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium infection in an 8-year-old child who presented with acute abdominal pain....

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 2010-11, Vol.17 (11), p.1562-1565
Hauptverfasser: Belle Mbou, V, Vu Thien, H, Thuilleux, G, Ducou Le Pointe, H, Grand d'Esnon, A, Coulomb, A
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Sprache:fre
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Abdominal Pain - microbiology
Abscess - diagnosis
Abscess - microbiology
Abscess - therapy
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Biopsy
Cecum
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Retroperitoneal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Retroperitoneal Space
Salmonella enterica
Salmonella Infections - complications
Salmonella Infections - diagnosis
Salmonella Infections - therapy
Salmonella typhi - isolation & purification
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Minor salmonellosis is due to Gram-negative bacilli, which usually cause enterocolitis with potentially severe complications. We report on a case of a clinically uncommon presentation of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium infection in an 8-year-old child who presented with acute abdominal pain. We discuss clinically uncommon presentations of salmonella disease in children, as well as its pathology and radiology.
ISSN:0929-693X
1769-664X
DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2010.08.015