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Case Reports
. 2010 Oct;48(10):3786-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00780-10. Epub 2010 Aug 11.

Erythema nodosum and bilateral breast abscesses due to Salmonella enterica serotype Poona

Khalifa Al Benwan  1 , Ahmed Al Mulla, Hidemasa Izumiya, M John Albert
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Case Reports

Erythema nodosum and bilateral breast abscesses due to Salmonella enterica serotype Poona

Khalifa Al Benwan et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

A woman presented with erythema nodosum followed by bilateral breast abscesses without a gastrointestinal manifestation, due to a rare serotype of Salmonella, namely, Salmonella enterica serotype Poona. This is the first reported case of erythema nodosum presumably associated with Salmonella infection without a gastrointestinal manifestation.

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