Typhoid spine - A case report

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CASE REPORT

Year : 2004 | Volume : 22 | Issue : 2 | Page : 128-129

Typhoid spine - A case report

PK Rajesh¹, S Mythili¹, L Subramaniam²
¹ Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai - 600 116, Tamil Nadu, India
² Sri Balaji Hospital, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032, India

Correspondence Address:
P K Rajesh
Department of Microbiology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai - 600 116, Tamil Nadu
India

PMID: 17642712

A case of Salmonella typhi isolated from L4-L5 spine is reported here. The causative organism was not suspected preoperatively. The patient responded favourably to surgical drainage and appropriate antibiotic therapy.

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