Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case Report

Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case Report

Salmonellosis, endemic in various part of the world, is considered a differential diagnosis in a tropical traveller. Although it usually presents as gastroenteritis, its various clinical syndromes may vary from mild gastroenteritis to severe septicaemia including abscess formation, the later two bei...

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Main Authors: A. Sangwaiya, A. Patel, J. Chan, J. Arnold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/456810
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spelling doaj-f08b3ff48ba847b0a945b2b8aa770eeb2020-11-24T23:52:06ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942009-01-01200910.1155/2009/456810456810Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case ReportA. Sangwaiya0A. Patel1J. Chan2J. Arnold3Department of Gastroenterology, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, London UB1 3HW, UKDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, London UB1 3HW, UKDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, London UB1 3HW, UKDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, London UB1 3HW, UKSalmonellosis, endemic in various part of the world, is considered a differential diagnosis in a tropical traveller. Although it usually presents as gastroenteritis, its various clinical syndromes may vary from mild gastroenteritis to severe septicaemia including abscess formation, the later two being the most common cause of morbidity and mortality. Here we present a patient who returned to the UK after an overseas trip and was diagnosed with a pyogenic liver abscess with Salmonella paratyphi at a site of a pre-existing simple liver cyst.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/456810
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author A. Sangwaiya
A. Patel
J. Chan
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J. Chan
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Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case Report
Journal of Tropical Medicine
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J. Chan
J. Arnold
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title Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case Report
title_short Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case Report
title_full Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case Report
title_fullStr Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Simple Liver Cyst as a Focus of Salmonella paratyphi Abscess: A Case Report
title_sort simple liver cyst as a focus of salmonella paratyphi abscess: a case report
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Tropical Medicine
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publishDate 2009-01-01
description Salmonellosis, endemic in various part of the world, is considered a differential diagnosis in a tropical traveller. Although it usually presents as gastroenteritis, its various clinical syndromes may vary from mild gastroenteritis to severe septicaemia including abscess formation, the later two being the most common cause of morbidity and mortality. Here we present a patient who returned to the UK after an overseas trip and was diagnosed with a pyogenic liver abscess with Salmonella paratyphi at a site of a pre-existing simple liver cyst.
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