Salmonella typhimurium Brain Abscess: Postoperative Complication

Myocardial abscess due to Salmonella typhimurium.

Myocardial abscess is a known complication of bacterial endocarditis. Gram-positive bacteria such as staphylococci, pneumococci, and streptococci are the most common pathogenic agents. None of the 42 cases of myocardial abscess discussed by TschudiMadsen (I960) was caused by Gram-negative bacteria. Lerner and Weinstein (I966) reported five cases, one caused by Salmonella (enteritides). The pres...

Salmonella typhimurium abscess of the chest wall

PATIENT Male, 73 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Salmonella typhimurium abscess of the chest wall Symptoms: - MEDICATION Ciprofloxacin Clinical Procedure:- Specialty: Infectious Diseases. OBJECTIVE Unusual clinical course. BACKGROUND Non-typhoid Salmonella extra-intestinal infections usually develop in infants and in adult patients with pre-existing predisposing conditions. Blood stream infections and u...

Salmonella typhimurium

Brain abscess as a rare complication of acute sigmoid diverticulitis.

Intracerebral abscess: a rare complication of Deep Brain Stimulation.

INTRODUCTION Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a therapeutic option for some forms of Parkinson's disease (PD). The main adverse effects of this surgery are: infection (2-9%), haemorrhage (1-4%) and seizures (1-3%). We report a rare complication of DBS: an intracranial abscess. CASE REPORT A 59-year-old male who had suffered PD for 19 years was submitted to bilateral subthalamic nucleus DBS in ...