Salmonella spondylitis in an immunocompetent non-sickle cell patient

Abstract

International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI) is an international, peer reviewed, monthly, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality, articles in all areas of basic medical sciences and clinical specialties.Aim of IJCRI is to encourage the publication of new information by providing a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management and clinico-pathologic correlations.

Salmonella Spondylodiscitis in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease - Case Report and Literature Review

“…Isolating the organism from the blood or the infection site; either as image guided or monella is a rare cause of osteomyelitis with only 0.8% of all Salmonella infections seen in the musculoskeletal system [10]. Although Salmonella typhi is the main cause of Salmonella osteomyelitis, cases of paratyphi and nontyphi forms had also been reported [9,[11][12][13].…”