Bilateral ovarian abscesses due to Salmonella Paratyphi A in a patient with endometriosis in Southern India: a diagnostic dilemma

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This report details a rare case of bilateral ovarian abscesses caused by Salmonella Paratyphi A in a woman with endometriosis, highlighting diagnostic challenges and reviewing literature on Salmonella-induced ovarian abscesses.

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Abstract

Enteric fever is a multisystem febrile illness caused by Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi, Paratyphi A, B and C. It is usually transmitted through contaminated food and water. The disease usually manifests as a febrile illness with bacteraemia after the initial entry through the gastrointestinal tract. However, extraintestinal seeding of this pathogen can occur in rare instances. Here, we report a case of chocolate cysts of the ovaries which was infected with Salmonella Paratyphi A in a sexually active woman with a previous history of enteric fever that was neglected. We review the key features of this case and the last literature on ovarian abscess due to Salmonella sp.

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Condition tags

endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess Abscess

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organisms 7
salmonella mav-a1 strain lt2 strain lt2 salmonella mav-a1 salmonella
chemicals 1
water

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