Unusual presentation of axillary abscess caused by Salmonella spp. in a middle-aged woman: A case report
Fedwa Cherrafia b, Hamza Kachkoucha b, Dr Aziki Mehdia b, Mouhcine Miloudia b, Youssef El Kamouni, Lamiae Arsalanea b, Saïd Zouhaira b
- aDepartment of Bacteriology-Virology and Molecular Biology, Avicenna Military Hospital, Marrakech. Morocco
- bDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech
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Abstract
We present a case of a 57-year-old woman with no significant medical history who presented with a painful axillary mass associated with fever. Initial treatment with antibiotics failed to yield improvement, leading to hospital admission. Subsequent investigation revealed an axillary abscess caused by Salmonella spp., a rare etiology for such presentation. The patient responded favorably to antibiotic therapy with ceftriaxone. This case underscores the importance of considering uncommon pathogens in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue abscesses, especially in cases refractory to standard treatment.
TL;DRThe case of a 57-year-old woman with no significant medical history who presented with a painful axillary mass associated with fever, leading to hospital admission, revealed an axillary abscess caused by Salmonella spp. (Semantic Scholar)