Liver abscess due to Salmonella enteritidis in a returned traveler with HIV infection: case report and review of the literature

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2003 Mar-Apr;45(2):115-7. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652003000200014. Epub 2003 May 14.

Abstract

Bacteremia due to non-typhi Salmonella is more frequent in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, focal complications have been rarely described. We report a case of liver abscess due to Salmonella enteritidis in an HIV-infected patient who recently returned to Sao Paulo, Brazil, from a trip in the Caribbean. A good clinical and radiological response was seen with both percutaneous catheter drainage and antibiotic treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first culture proven case of non-typhi Salmonellaliver abscess in an HIV-infected patient in Brazil.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brazil
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Dominican Republic
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess / diagnosis
  • Liver Abscess / drug therapy
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Salmonella Infections / complications*
  • Salmonella Infections / diagnosis
  • Salmonella Infections / drug therapy
  • Salmonella enteritidis / drug effects
  • Salmonella enteritidis / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Metronidazole
  • Ceftriaxone