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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2015; 7(02): 121-123
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.163132
Case Report

Renal Abscess Caused by Salmonella Typhi

Amarjeet Kaur
Department of Microbiology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Smita Sarma
Department of Microbiology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Navin Kumar
Department of Microbiology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Sharmila Sengupta
Department of Microbiology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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ABSTRACT

Salmonella typhi is a true pathogen, which is capable of causing both intestinal and extraintestinal infections. Unusual presentations of Salmonella should always be kept in mind as this organism can cause disease in almost any organ of the body. S. typhi has been reported to cause the life-threatening infections such as meningitis, endocarditis, myocarditis, empyema, and hepatic abscess. Renal involvement by S. typhi is a relatively rare presentation. We report a case of renal abscess caused by S. typhi in an afebrile, 10-year-old child who did not have any clinical history of enteric fever. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of isolation of S. typhi from the renal abscess, and interestingly this isolate was found to be resistant to quinolones.

Keywords

Fluoroquinolones - renal abscess - Salmonella typhi


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19 April 2020

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