Giant splenic cyst complicated by infection due to Salmonella enterica serovar Livingstone in a previously healthy adolescent male: a case report

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Qu, Junyan, Zong, Zhiyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 18.06.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abscess; Abscesses; Adolescents; Antibiotics; Antigens; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial agents; Bacterial infections; Blood; Care and treatment; Case Report; Case reports; Complications and side effects; Congenital diseases; Cysts; Diagnosis; Drainage, Surgical; Drug resistance; Gastroenteritis; Genes; Genomes; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Infections; Males; Methods; Patient outcomes; Patients; Prevention; Risk factors; Salmonella; Salmonella enterica; Salmonella Livingstone; Salmonellosis; Spleen; Splenectomy; Splenic abscess; Splenic cyst; Splenic diseases; Tropical diseases; Typhoid; Virulence; Wound drainage; China
• ISSN: 1471-2334; 1471-2334
• DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07529-6

Splenic cyst complicated by non-typhoid Salmonella infection is rare in healthy individuals in the era of antibiotics. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Livingstone causing infection of giant splenic cyst has not been previously reported. Infection of splenic cyst may be caused by S. Livingstone in immunocompetent individuals. This case may help clinicians to raise awareness towards splenic abscess and highlights the importance of drainage and antimicrobial agents to avoid splenectomy.