Osteomyelitis, discitis, epidural and psoas abscess secondary to Salmonella enterica in a man with diabetes mellitus and newly diagnosed α-thalassaemia trait
Farrar, Helen Abbey, Aoife Patel, Vinod Nair, Rajiv
Farrar, Helen
Abbey, Aoife
Patel, Vinod
Nair, Rajiv
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George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton
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2015-01-21
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We report the case of a 65-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and α-thalassaemia trait. Investigations for relapsing and remitting fever found vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis and epidural and psoas abscess secondary to Salmonella enterica.
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Farrar H, Abbey A, Patel V, Nair R. Osteomyelitis, discitis, epidural and psoas abscess secondary to Salmonella enterica in a man with diabetes mellitus and newly diagnosed α-thalassaemia trait. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Jan 21;2015:bcr2014207008. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207008.
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