Salmonella typhi liver abscess overlying a metastatic melanoma

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Apr;90(4):716-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0573. Epub 2014 Mar 3.

Abstract

Pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, although rare, can occur especially in patients with pre-existing hepatobiliary disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and metastatic liver tumors. We present a case of Salmonella liver abscesses complicating metastatic melanoma in a 24-year-old alcoholic male.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / complications*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Melanoma / complications
  • Melanoma / secondary*
  • Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / complications*
  • Salmonella typhi*
  • Typhoid Fever / complications*
  • Young Adult