Unusual clinical presentation of bone and joint infections caused by Salmonella typhi

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Gupta, Varsha | Kaur, Jaspal | Gupta, Ravi | Gupta, Parmanand | Chander, Jagdish

Affiliations: Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India | Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Varsha Gupta, Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sec-32, Chandigarh India-160030. Tel.: +91 9876521571; E-mail: varshagupta_99@yahoo.com

Abstract: Salmonella osteomyelitis usually develops in immunocompromised patients, mostly in the ones with sickle cell disease. Two cases of bone and joint infections due to Salmonella typhi in Bone marrow aspiration cytology stained by Wright stain demonstrated presence otherwise healthy children are being reported to highlight the unusual presentation of this organism. Salmonella etiology was not suspected and diagnosis was made only after culture isolation. Both were treated successfully with antibiotics.

Keywords: Bone and joint infections, children, Salmonella typhi

DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0215

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 103-106, 2010