Unilateral ovarian abscess caused by Salmonella

Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2003;11(4):217-9. doi: 10.1080/10647440300025524.

Abstract

Background: Patients with unilateral ovarian abscesses due to Salmonella are rare.

Case report: A 48-year-old woman with a left ovarian abscess caused by Salmonella group 07 is reported.

Conclusion: In our patient, the ovary may have been seeded hematogenously by salmonellae and may have evolved into a local infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Abscess / therapy
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drainage / methods
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy / methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Ovarian Diseases / microbiology
  • Ovarian Diseases / therapy
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Salmonella / classification*
  • Salmonella Infections / diagnosis*
  • Salmonella Infections / therapy
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents