Prevertebral neck abscess with Salmonella sandiego: a case presentation and literature review

Gareth Lipton, Theofano Tikka*, Hannah Soulsby, Siew Keh

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Abstract

We describe an unusual case of a 58-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) developing sepsis secondary to a prevertebral neck abscess. Following cross-sectional imaging, the patient underwent surgical drainage. Salmonella sandiego was isolated from urine, blood and pus cultures. Salmonella species neck infections represent a rare cause of focal salmonellosis, though have been reported in the literature. This is the first reported case of S. sandiego causing neck abscess. The case highlights an atypical presentation of salmonellosis, with the surprising finding of a neck abscess on cross-sectional imaging without evidence of co-existing significant discitis or osteomyelitis.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere230881
JournalBMJ Case Reports
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • diabetes
  • ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
  • otolaryngology/ENT

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