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Case Report

Salmonella typhimurium epidural Empyema in an HIV Infected Patient

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Department of Infectious Diseases, and Internal Medicine, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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Department of Neurosurgery, Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Infect. Dis. Rep. 2009, 1(1), e5; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2009.e5
Submission received: 6 August 2009 / Revised: 1 November 2009 / Accepted: 4 November 2009 / Published: 1 December 2009

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.
Keywords: Salmonella typhimurium; epidural empyema; human immunodeficiency virus Salmonella typhimurium; epidural empyema; human immunodeficiency virus

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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. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2009.e5

AMA Style

Hachfi W, Bellazreg F, Ladib M, Kaabia N, Khalifa M, Krifa H, Letaief A. Salmonella typhimurium epidural Empyema in an HIV Infected Patient. Infectious Disease Reports. 2009; 1(1):e5. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2009.e5

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Hachfi, Wissem, Foued Bellazreg, Mohamed Ladib, Naoufel Kaabia, Mabrouk Khalifa, Hedi Krifa, and Amel Letaief. 2009. "Salmonella typhimurium epidural Empyema in an HIV Infected Patient" Infectious Disease Reports 1, no. 1: e5. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2009.e5

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