Septic arthritis caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Rubislaw: A case report

• Autor(a) principal: Tassinari,Antonio Mário
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Romaneli,Mariana Tresoldi das Neves, Pereira,Ricardo Mendes, Tresoldi,Antonia Teresinha
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100701
• topic: Arthritis; Salmonella spp; Child

Abstract An eleven-year-old boy presented with fever and hip pain, with limited mobility of the right side of the hip. Computed tomography scan revealed an increased volume of the right coxo-femoral joint, requiring surgical drainage of purulent secretion, from which Salmonella enterica was isolated. After four weeks of treatment with third-generation cephalosporin, he was discharged with a favorable evolution. Invasive disease caused by Salmonella spp represents a small proportion of salmonellosis cases, although it is responsible for greater rates of hospitalization, morbidity and mortality. Children under 5 years, elders over 60 years and immunodeficient patients have greater risk for invasive salmonellosis.