Multiple Salmonella enteritidis leg abscesses in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

We describe a 19 year old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus on corticosteroid therapy, who developed bilateral, multiple, gas-forming Salmonella enteritidis leg abscesses and osteomyelitis mimicking deep vein thrombosis. The infection was treated successfully by a combination of surgical drain...

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Published in:Postgraduate medical journal 1990-06, Vol.66 (776), p.486-488
Main Authors: Shamiss, A., Thaler, M., Nussinovitch, N., Zissin, R., Rosenthal, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abscess - microbiology
Adult
Ceftriaxone - therapeutic use
Drainage
Female
Humans
Leg
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications
Osteomyelitis - microbiology
Pefloxacin - therapeutic use
Salmonella enteritidis
Salmonella Infections - complications
Salmonella Infections - drug therapy
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Summary:We describe a 19 year old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus on corticosteroid therapy, who developed bilateral, multiple, gas-forming Salmonella enteritidis leg abscesses and osteomyelitis mimicking deep vein thrombosis. The infection was treated successfully by a combination of surgical drainage and intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by prolonged oral pefloxacin. This rare case of gas-producing S. enteritidis emphasizes the difficulty in diagnosing such complications in active systemic lupus erythematosus.
ISSN:0032-5473
1469-0756
DOI:10.1136/pgmj.66.776.486