Hachfi W, Bellazreg F, Ladib M, Kaabia N, Khalifa M, Krifa H, Letaief A. Salmonella typhimurium epidural empyema in an HIV-infected patient.
Infect Dis Rep 2009;
1:e5. [PMID:
24470883 PMCID:
PMC3892569 DOI:
10.4081/idr.2009.e5]
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Abstract
Salmonella focal intracranial infections are reported rarely. They tend to occur in immunocompromised patients. We present here a case of Salmonella typhimurium epidural empyema, with osteomyelitis of the adjacent frontal bone, in a 37-year-old human immunodeficiency virus positive man who presented with a three-day history of headache, fever, and sweats. He was treated successfully with antibiotics and surgical drainage.
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