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Case Report
Salmonella osteomyelitis of calvarium: A rare infection and brief review
1 Senior Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Kasemrad Rattanathibeth General Hospital, Nonthaburi, Thailand
2 Neurosurgeon interventionist Neuro, Department of Surgery, Bhumipol Adulyadej Hospital, Royal Thai Air Force, Bangkok, Thailand
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Pitaktong U, Thanyanopporn J. Salmonella osteomyelitis of calvarium: A rare infection and brief review. Int J Case Rep Images 2025;16(1):95–100.ABSTRACT
Salmonella species are the cause of enteric fever in humans, presenting with fever and gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea or constipation. Bacteremia is another form of this infection. The organism can be harbored in the body for years, and disseminated to other organs, especially in patients with preexisting conditions such as hemoglobinopathies, diabetes mellitus, previous joint trauma or surgery, connective tissue disease, or even immunocompetent person without predisposing factors. Salmonella osteomyelitis is a rare sequalae of salmonellosis caused by blood stream spreading of the organism. Salmonellosis of the skull is extremely rare, with only 15 reported cases in the literatures up to date. We report a case of salmonella osteomyelitis of the skull from a secondary hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
Keywords: Calvarium osteomyelitis, Metastatic abscess, Osteomyelitis, Salmonella osteomyelitis, Salmonellosis
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Utit Pitaktong - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Jackree Thanyanopporn - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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