Venous thrombosis associated with Salmonella: report of a case and review of literature.

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2003-05-30
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We describe here the first case of Salmonella paratyphi A bacteremia associated with deep vein thrombosis in a 10-year-old patient. In spite of aggressive antibiotic therapy and supportive care, the patient died of progressive respiratory distress and septic shock. Awareness of unusual clinical presentation of Salmonella infection in important. A review of the previously reported cases of Salmonella associated venous thrombosis worldwide is also presented.
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Mohanty S, Bakshi S, Gupta AK, Kapil A, Arya LS, Das BK. Venous thrombosis associated with Salmonella: report of a case and review of literature. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2003 May; 57(5): 199-203
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Indian Journal of Medical Sciences