Salmonella typhi liver abscess overlying a metastatic melanoma.

Am J Trop Med Hyg

Walter Cantídio University Hospital, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Hospital São José of Infectious Diseases, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil; Center for Global Child Health, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

Published: April 2014

Pyogenic liver abscesses caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, although rare, can occur especially in patients with pre-existing hepatobiliary disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and metastatic liver tumors. We present a case of Salmonella liver abscesses complicating metastatic melanoma in a 24-year-old alcoholic male.

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