Salmonella Renal Abscess in an Immunocompetent Child: Case Report and Literature Review

Cedric Wei Ming Poh; Xue Fen Valerie Seah; Chia Yin Chong; Indra Ganesan; Matthias Maiwald; Karen Nadua; Kai-Qian Kam; Natalie Woon Hui Tan

doi:10.1177/2333794X211022263

Salmonella Renal Abscess in an Immunocompetent Child: Case Report and Literature Review

Glob Pediatr Health. 2021 May 31:8:2333794X211022263. doi: 10.1177/2333794X211022263. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Cedric Wei Ming Poh¹, Xue Fen Valerie Seah¹, Chia Yin Chong^{1

2

3

4}, Indra Ganesan^{1

2

3

4}, Matthias Maiwald^{1

2

3}, Karen Nadua^{1

2}, Kai-Qian Kam^{1

2

3}, Natalie Woon Hui Tan^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
² National University of Singapore, Singapore.
³ Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore.
⁴ Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Abstract

We describe a case of a 10-year-old immunocompetent girl with a left renal abscess due to Group C Salmonella (Salmonella serovar Oranienburg). Percutaneous drainage of the abscess was done. She also received 2 weeks of intravenous ceftriaxone, followed by 4 weeks of oral co-trimoxazole with resolution seen on ultrasound. A review of pediatric Salmonella renal abscesses is also presented.

Keywords: Salmonella; abscess; children; pediatric; renal; urinary tract infection.

Publication types

Case Reports