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| Year : 2002 |
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Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Aortitis in a Transplant Patient
Nauman Tarif1, Anass El Abboud El Kheder2, Mohammed Najeeb Azam1, Ahmad H Mitwalli1, Jamal S Al-Wakeel1
1 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Medicine, Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Jamal S Al-Wakeel
Department of Medicine (38), College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2925, Riyadh 11461
Saudi Arabia
PMID: 17660675
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Non-typhoidal salmonella bacteremia may result in extra gastrointestinal localization of infection. Aortitis due to non-typhoidal salmonella was reported to be the cause of 38-42.5% of all infected abdominal aortitis. Underlying atherosclersis is a frequent site for salmonella aortitis. We describe here a case of possible salmonella aortitis in a renal transplant patient. |
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