Salmonella enteritidis brain abscess in a sickle cell disease patient: case report and review of the literature

Kuruvath, Sarin; Basu, Shibani; Elwitigala, Jayanthi P; Yaneza, Art; Namnyak, Simon S.; Aspoas, A. Robert

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2007.02.004

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“…Salmonella consists of approximately 1700 serotypes, and each serotype may cause gastroenteritis food poisonings, and generally is a self-limiting disease. Bacteremia occurs in 5-45% of the patients (7). It was reported that spread of microorganisms with bacteremia may lead to complications such as meningitis, brain abscess, septic arthritis, liver abscess, parotid abscess and muscle abscess (3, 4, 7).…”

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Muscle Abscess due to Salmonella Enterica

Akkoyunlu

Ceylan

Iraz

et al. 2013

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Non typhoidal Salmonellae spp. causes clinical symptoms especially in neonates, infants, aged and immunocompromised patients. Hematogenous dissemination may occur in complicated cases whereas the formation of abscess is rare. A 61-year old woman presented to our hospital with pain and a mass in her left arm, without fever and leukocytosis. She was using methotrexate, corticosteroids and quinine for rheumatoid arthritis. She had a history of cervix cancer and was given radiotherapy and chemotherapy 3 years ago. Upon physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging, the mass was considered as an abscess and was surgically drained. Salmonella enterica spp. enterica was yielded in the culture of the drainage material. Ceftriaxon 2g/day was started intramuscularly and continued for 4 weeks. Salmonellosis is usually a self-limited disease, generally restricted to gastrointestinal tract and acquired following food poisoning. Management of Salmonella abscess requires a combination of antibiotherapy, surgical drainage and eradication of primary foci.

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Muscle Abscess due to Salmonella Enterica

Akkoyunlu

Ceylan

Iraz

et al. 2013

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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“…The recommended duration of antibiotic treatment is 4 to 6 weeks or longer, with clinical and radiological monitoring. 3,5 Conflict of interest: we have no conflict of interest.…”

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“…5 Mahapatra et al 6 in a review of cases of focal intracranial Salmonella infections in the world literature between 1884 and 2001, reviewed 80 reported cases of focal intracranial Salmonella infections, of which 22 were brain abscesses, 40 subdural empyemas and 18 were combinations of abscesses, empyemas, and epidural abscesses. 3,5,6 According to them, brain abscesses were common in adults and subdural empyemas more frequent in children. In general, their prognosis is poor with a mortality rate as high as 21-60% described in some patient series and a significant number of survivors developed permanent neurological sequelae.…”

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“…In general, their prognosis is poor with a mortality rate as high as 21-60% described in some patient series and a significant number of survivors developed permanent neurological sequelae. 5,6,7 salmonella localization to the skin presenting as cutaneous ulceration is regarded as a rare event.…”

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“…3,5 Third-generation cephalosporins are the most sensitive agents to treat Salmonella CNS infections because they achieve high brain tissue concentrations. The recommended duration of antibiotic treatment is 4 to 6 weeks or longer, with clinical and radiological monitoring.…”

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Multiple Skin and Brain Abscess Caused by Salmonella Typhi, First Reported Case in Bangladesh

Siddiqui

Islam²,

Rahman

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Focal Brain and skin abscesses due to Salmonella are rarely reported. They tend to occur in patients who are immunosuppressed and in those with other predisposing factors like; sickle cell disease. We presented a case of a 28-year-old female of multiple skin and brain abscesses caused by Salmonella Typhi with no predisposing factor. After starting treatment according to culture and sensitivity report, she completely recovered without any residual disability.Bangladesh J Medicine Jul 2015; 26 (2) : 83-85

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Preventing Infections in Sickle Cell Disease: The Unfinished Business

Obaro

Tam

2016

Pediatr Blood Cancer

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While encapsulated bacterial agents, particularly Streptococcus pneumoniae, are recognized as important microbes that are associated with serious illness in hosts with sickle cell disease (SCD), multiple pathogens are implicated in infectious manifestations of SCD. Variations in clinical practice have been an obstacle to the universal implementation of infection preventive management through active, targeted vaccination of these individuals and routine usage of antibiotic prophylaxis. Paradoxically, in low-income settings, there is evidence that SCD also increases the risk for several other infections that warrant additional infection preventive measures. The infection preventive care among patients with SCD in developed countries does not easily translate to the adoption of these recommendations globally, which must take into account the local epidemiology of infections, available vaccines and population-specific vaccine efficacy, environment, health care behaviors, and cultural beliefs, as these are all factors that play a complex role in the manifestation of SCD and the prevention of infectious disease morbidity.

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Salmonella enteritidis brain abscess in a sickle cell disease patient: case report and review of the literature

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Muscle Abscess due to Salmonella Enterica

Muscle Abscess due to Salmonella Enterica

Multiple Skin and Brain Abscess Caused by Salmonella Typhi, First Reported Case in Bangladesh

Preventing Infections in Sickle Cell Disease: The Unfinished Business

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