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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan;51(1):128-30.
doi: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.1.128. Epub 2009 Dec 29.

A case of neck abscess caused by Salmonella serotype D in a patient with liver cirrhosis

Mee-Hye Kwon  1 , Mi-Il Kang, Ji-Young Chun, Hyun-Woo Lim, Yoon-Sik Yeum, Young-Woo Kang, Young-Jin Kim, Young Keun Kim
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Case Reports

A case of neck abscess caused by Salmonella serotype D in a patient with liver cirrhosis

Mee-Hye Kwon et al. Yonsei Med J. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Non-typhoidal salmonellosis, which is increasing nowadays in Korea as well as in the developed countries, is manifested as enteritis in most cases, but it also encompasses bacteremia, intraabdominal infections, and bone, joint and soft tissue infections. These rare diseases are known to result from primary gastrointestinal infection and subsequent bacteremia with or without symptoms. We experienced a case of neck abscess caused by Salmonella serotype D, which is a rare but important differential diagnosis of neck abscess. We herein report it.

Keywords: Salmonella; Salmonella infection; abscess; liver cirrhosis; neck.

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Ultrasonographic and CT findings of neck abscess. Ultrasonography (A) and CT (B) showed 4.5 cm×4.5 cm sized heterogenous mass (arrow).
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