Salmonella neck abscess in a diabetic

Salmonella is known to cause invasive illness. However, head and neck abscesses are an unusual presentation of extra-intestinal infection with this organism. We describe a case of Salmonella neck abscess in a diabetic patient. An 18 year old diabetic male was admitted with increasing left sided neck...

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Published inIDCases Vol. 17; p. e00541
Main Authors McLeod, Nathan, Lastinger, Allison, Bryan, Nicole, Kieffer, Theodore, Wolfe, Trevor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2019
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Summary:Salmonella is known to cause invasive illness. However, head and neck abscesses are an unusual presentation of extra-intestinal infection with this organism. We describe a case of Salmonella neck abscess in a diabetic patient. An 18 year old diabetic male was admitted with increasing left sided neck pain and swelling approximately four weeks after gastrointestinal illness. Imaging revealed a left sided neck abscess. Surgical drainage was undertaken. Cultures grew non-typhoid Salmonella species. He was treated with intravenous antibiotics and did well clinically. Salmonella infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with immunocompromising conditions presenting with neck abscess of unclear etiology.
ISSN:2214-2509
2214-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00541