Osteomyelitis, discitis, epidural and psoas abscess secondary to Salmonella enterica in a man with diabetes mellitus and newly diagnosed α-thalassaemia trait
Abstract
We report the case of a 65-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and α-thalassaemia trait. Investigations for relapsing and remitting fever found vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis and epidural and psoas abscess secondary to Salmonella enterica.
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Date
2015-01-21
Type
Article
Subject
Diabetes
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Citation
Farrar H, Abbey A, Patel V, Nair R. Osteomyelitis, discitis, epidural and psoas abscess secondary to Salmonella enterica in a man with diabetes mellitus and newly diagnosed α-thalassaemia trait. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Jan 21;2015:bcr2014207008. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207008.
Journal / Source Title
BMJ Case Reports
DOI
10.1136/bcr-2014-207008
PMID
25608980
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Publisher’s URL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc4307094/