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Case reports

Focal Salmonella enteritidis infection in a patient with HIV infection and other multiple causes of immunodeficiency

Dimitra Peppa MRCP ^*, Julian K Sutton MRCP MRCPath ^*, Faisal Bin-Reza MRCP , Stephen D Morris-Jones MRCP MRCPath  and Robert F Miller FRCP ^*  

^* T8, University College London Hospitals, London NW1 2BU; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, London WC1T 4JF; Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, Department Population Sciences and Primary Care, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London WC1E 6JB, UK

Correspondence to: Professor R F Miller, Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, Department of Population Sciences and Primary Care, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, The Mortimer Market Centre, off Capper Street, London WC1E 6JB, UK Email: rmiller{at}gum.ucl.ac.uk

An HIV-infected man receiving antiretroviral therapy—who also had lupus-like vasculitis and membranous glomerulonephritis (treated with prednisolone and azathioprine), beta-thalassaemia minor trait and post-radiotherapy functional asplenia (mimicking sickle cell disease-induced hyposplenism)—developed focal soft issue and bone infection caused by Salmonella enteritidis at the site of previous mycobacterial infection.

Key Words: salmonella • non-typhoid salmonella • HIV infection • immunodeficiency • biopsy

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