Abstract
Enteric fever is an acute systemic febrile infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. Breast abscess due to S. typhi infection is a rare sequelae. We report here a classical case of Salmonella typhi infection in a rare clinical form of a breast abscess in a non-lactating immuno-compromised female.
MeSH terms
-
Abscess / etiology
-
Abscess / microbiology*
-
Adult
-
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
-
Breast Diseases / diagnostic imaging
-
Breast Diseases / microbiology*
-
Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
-
Female
-
Humans
-
Salmonella typhi / isolation & purification*
-
Typhoid Fever / complications*
-
Typhoid Fever / drug therapy
-
Ultrasonography
Substances
-
Anti-Bacterial Agents
-
Ciprofloxacin