Research Article: Chest wall abscess and costochondritis due to Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis: a case report
Abstract:
Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis infections usually cause self-limited gastrointestinal diseases. Extra-abdominal infections are often secondary to bacteremia in immunocompromised individuals and are relatively rare in immunocompetent hosts.
Introduction:
S. enterica serotype Choleraesuis, a nontyphoidal Salmonella, often causes self-limited gastrointestinal disease with rare extra-abdominal involvement. However, this organism can be invasive, with documented bacteremia and little intestinal involvement [1]. The CDC has also reported a significantly higher number of this serotype isolated from the blood than stool in all isolates evaluated [2]. Bacteremia was shown to have a higher incidence in immunosuppressed patients [3]. Dissemination to the bones and cartilage…
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