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Case Reports
. 2015 Dec 1:6:120-124.
doi: 10.1007/BF03371465. eCollection 2015.

Salmonella empyema: a case report

Shivanshan Pathmanathan  1 , Suminda Welagedara  1   2 , Petra Dorrington  3   2 , Siddharth Sharma  1   2
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Salmonella empyema: a case report

Shivanshan Pathmanathan et al. Pneumonia (Nathan). .

Abstract

Non-typhi Salmonella enterica infection rarely presents as a pleural empyema, with only 31 cases published in the literature over the last century. We report a case of an 85-year-old female with worsening shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain, and a chest radiograph showing a right-sided pleural effusion. Thoracocentesis revealed Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to be the causative organism. This was on a background of recurrent pleural effusion secondary to congestive heart failure, with thoracocentesis one month previously showing a transudative picture. This case highlights the possibility of S. enterica as a differential diagnosis in the management of pleural effusions.

Keywords: Salmonella; empyema; enterica; pleural; pulmonary.

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Chest radiograph on presentation showing evidence of right-sided pleural effusion
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