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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul 22:16:348.
doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1659-z.

Breast abscess due to Salmonella Typhimurium in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

Irmak Baran  1 , Neriman Aksu  2 , Altan Aksoy  2
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Breast abscess due to Salmonella Typhimurium in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

Irmak Baran et al. BMC Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Background: This is the first report of breast abscess due to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium. Staphylococcus aureus is known as the most common cause of breast abscess. Salmonella spp. may occasionally form localized abscesses after dissemination to various organ systems following a bacteraemia. But breast abscess related to Salmonella spp is a very rare complication.

Case presentation: A 43-year-old female patient referred to our hospital with a lump, fever and mild pain in her breast. The patient was not pregnant or lactating at that time. She had a history of rheumatoid arthritis for 5 years and was under immunosuppressive therapy. Ultrasonography of the breast revealed an abscess. The abscess was drained and sent for culture to medical microbiology laboratory. The microorganism was identified as Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium and found to be sensitive to all antibiotics tested. The patient was cured after surgical debridement and antibiotic therapy. The abscess did not recur again.

Conclusions: This case is presented to draw attention to non-typhoidal Salmonella as rare causes of breast abscess and submission of specimens to the microbiology laboratory for accurate diagnosis and treatment especially in patients with underlying immunosuppressive diseases.

Keywords: Breast abscess; Case report; Extraintestinal salmonellosis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Salmonella Typhimurium.

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Timeline of events since the patient was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
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