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Salmonellosis initially seen as a thyroid abscess

Author(s) -

Gudipati Suhasini,

Westblom T. Ulf

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

head and neck

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012

H-Index - 127

eISSN - 1097-0347

pISSN - 1043-3074

DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880130212

Subject(s) - salmonella , ceftriaxone , medicine , abscess , thyroid , surgery , diarrhea , general surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , genetics

A case of Salmonella typhimurium thyroid abscess in a 79‐year‐old man is reported. The patient was seen with fever and neck tenderness 2 weeks after a brief episode of diarrhea. Surgical excision combined with 2 weeks of ceftriaxone, 1 g every 12 hours, resulted in complete recovery. This is only the fourth known case of Salmonella thyroid abscess, 3 of which have been caused by S. typhimurium . This organism is rarely found in other focal Salmonella infections and may therefore have a specific affinity for thyroid tissue.

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