Travel-Associated Salmonella mbandaka Sacroiliac Osteomyelitis in a Healthy Adolescent

Pyogenic infections of the sacroiliac joint are rare and usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We describe a case of a 16 year-old gymnast who was subsequently diagnosed with Salmonella mbandaka sacroiliac osteomyelitis with adjacent psoas abscess and hepatitis one week after returning from a hol...

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Main Authors: Kirsty Le Doare, Elspeth Brooker, Shamez Ladhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/543147
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description Pyogenic infections of the sacroiliac joint are rare and usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We describe a case of a 16 year-old gymnast who was subsequently diagnosed with Salmonella mbandaka sacroiliac osteomyelitis with adjacent psoas abscess and hepatitis one week after returning from a holiday in Crete. This case highlights a rare presentation of a common travel-associated foodborne infection.
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spelling doaj-art-db9ad3b69ce74f178faf9e33d0453fdb2025-02-03T05:52:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332013-01-01201310.1155/2013/543147543147Travel-Associated Salmonella mbandaka Sacroiliac Osteomyelitis in a Healthy AdolescentKirsty Le Doare0Elspeth Brooker1Shamez Ladhani2Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0TE, UKPaediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0TE, UKPaediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group, St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0TE, UKPyogenic infections of the sacroiliac joint are rare and usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus. We describe a case of a 16 year-old gymnast who was subsequently diagnosed with Salmonella mbandaka sacroiliac osteomyelitis with adjacent psoas abscess and hepatitis one week after returning from a holiday in Crete. This case highlights a rare presentation of a common travel-associated foodborne infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/543147
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title Travel-Associated Salmonella mbandaka Sacroiliac Osteomyelitis in a Healthy Adolescent
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