Salmonella typhi: a rare cause of neck abscess

Abstract

Salmonella typhi neck abscess represents a rare cause of focal salmonellosis. Most of the cases in the literature reviews were reported in immunosuppression adults; just two of them were in children. Herein we report a case of 7-year old healthy girl with a neck abscess caused by S. typhi. The patient was diagnosed according to serological and radiological findings. Incision and drainage of the abscess accompanied by broad-spectrum antibiotics were performed for treatments. S. typhi should be kept in mind as a cause of neck abscesses.