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Case Reports
. 2019 Apr 8;12(4):e228887.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228887.

Salmonella paratyphi A infection presenting as breast abscess

Akshay Deshpande #  1 , Lona Dash #  2 , Jayashri Sanjay Pandya  1 , Mayuri Zende  2
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Case Reports

Salmonella paratyphi A infection presenting as breast abscess

Akshay Deshpande et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Salmonella in a breast abscess is uncommon, and Salmonella paratyphi A causing breast abscess is a rare entity. It has been reported post immunosuppression. We report here a 35-year-old woman with breast abscess caused by S. paratyphi A without obvious enteric fever-like symptoms. The case was managed with combined surgical and medical approach to treat the aetiology and focal infection.

Keywords: breast surgery; infections.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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