Salmonella Typhi Rib Osteomyelitis with Abscess Mimicking a ‘Cold Abscess’

Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (Salmonella typhi) causing typhoid fever is common in many parts of the world particularly in developing countries. Extra-intestinal manifestations such as osteomyelitis are rare in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis of a...

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Autores principales: Mathuram, Alice, Rijn, Rianne Van, Varghese, George M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23853436
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-777X.112271
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description Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (Salmonella typhi) causing typhoid fever is common in many parts of the world particularly in developing countries. Extra-intestinal manifestations such as osteomyelitis are rare in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis of a rib with overlying abscess mimicking a ‘cold abscess’, treatment outcomes and discuss relevant literature.
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spelling pubmed-37032152013-07-12 Salmonella Typhi Rib Osteomyelitis with Abscess Mimicking a ‘Cold Abscess’ Mathuram, Alice Rijn, Rianne Van Varghese, George M J Glob Infect Dis Case Report Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (Salmonella typhi) causing typhoid fever is common in many parts of the world particularly in developing countries. Extra-intestinal manifestations such as osteomyelitis are rare in immunocompetent individuals. We report a case of Salmonella typhi osteomyelitis of a rib with overlying abscess mimicking a ‘cold abscess’, treatment outcomes and discuss relevant literature. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3703215/ /pubmed/23853436 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-777X.112271 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Global Infectious Diseases http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Salmonella Typhi Rib Osteomyelitis with Abscess Mimicking a ‘Cold Abscess’
title_fullStr Salmonella Typhi Rib Osteomyelitis with Abscess Mimicking a ‘Cold Abscess’
title_full_unstemmed Salmonella Typhi Rib Osteomyelitis with Abscess Mimicking a ‘Cold Abscess’
title_short Salmonella Typhi Rib Osteomyelitis with Abscess Mimicking a ‘Cold Abscess’
title_sort salmonella typhi rib osteomyelitis with abscess mimicking a ‘cold abscess’
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3703215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23853436
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-777X.112271
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