An atypical presentation of salmonella typhi - A case report

K Jayakumar; B Appalaraju; VK Govindan

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CASE REPORT

Year : 2003 | Volume : 21 | Issue : 3 | Page : 211-212

An atypical presentation of salmonella typhi - A case report

K Jayakumar¹, B Appalaraju¹, VK Govindan²
¹ Departments of Microbiology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore - 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India
² Departments of Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore - 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
K Jayakumar
PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore - 641 004, Tamil Nadu
India

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Breast abscess due to Salmonella typhi is an extremely rare occurrence. A lady with a lump in the left breast was diagnosed to have a fibroadenoma and was subjected to a surgical procedure. She was found to have an abscess due to Salmonella typhi as confirmed by conventional bacteriological methods. She was treated with ciprofloxacin and responded favourably.

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