Appendicitis in non-typhoidal salmonella bacteraemia | Zendy

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Appendicitis in non-typhoidal salmonella bacteraemia

Author(s) -

Siow Yun Wong,

Samuel Kang Lian Lee,

Chaozer Er,

Navin Kuthiah

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

oxford medical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2053-8855

DOI - 10.1093/omcr/omy082

Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , salmonella , salmonella typhi , bacteremia , complication , typhoid fever , antibiotics , blood culture , surgery , general surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , bacteria , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene , biology

Salmonella typhi and paratyphi infections can manifest as acute abdomen due to intestinal perforations, salpingitis and rarely appendicitis. Non-typhoidal salmonella infection that usually only causes self-limiting gastroenteritis, is rarely associated with appendicitis. We present the case of a 78-year-old gentleman with Salmonella bacteraemia complicated by acute appendicitis. He was treated conservatively due to multiple comorbidities. His condition improved after completion of 2 weeks of antibiotics guided by the blood and stool culture results. Appendicitis is a rare but important complication to consider in Salmonella bacteraemia. More research needs to be done with regards to the clinical course of Salmonella related appendicitis.

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