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

• Main Authors: José E. Vidal, Paula R. Marques da Silva, Roberta Schiavon Nogueira, Francisco Bonasser Filho, Adrián V. Hernandez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2003
• Subjects: Liver abscess; Salmonella; Focal complications; Human immunodeficiency virus; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/aa662878356d4a67bd84346580013d68

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.