Focal Salmonella enteritidis infection in a patient with HIV infection and other multiple causes of immunodeficiency

Int J STD AIDS. 2008 Jul;19(7):491-2. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.007320.

Abstract

An HIV-infected man receiving antiretroviral therapy-who also had lupus-like vasculitis and membranous glomerulonephritis (treated with prednisolone and azathioprine), beta-thalassaemia minor trait and post-radiotherapy functional asplenia (mimicking sickle cell disease-induced hyposplenism)-developed focal soft issue and bone infection caused by Salmonella enteritidis at the site of previous mycobacterial infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / complications*
  • Male
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Salmonella enteritidis*
  • Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology*