The first description of liver abscesses due to Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica in an African HIV-infected young woman: case report and review of the literature

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2021 Sep 27:63:e72. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202163072. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Salmonella is Gram-negative bacilli that cause a foodborne infections. When the disease occurs in patients living with HIV (PLWHA), salmonellosis is an AIDS defining illness. Here we describe the case of a 26-year-old HIV-infected female patient who was hospitalized for pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, and whose explorations revealed a liver abscess due to salmonella enterica enterica that progressed well after needle aspiration and antibiotic treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess*
  • Salmonella
  • Salmonella enterica*

Supplementary concepts

  • Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica