Salmonella Empyema With Chylothorax in a Previously Healthy Child: A Case Report

Geng-Chuan Lu ； Jun-Kai Kao ； Ming-Sheng Lee

《The Changhua Journal of Medicine》 19卷1期 (2021/03) Pp. 25-31

https://doi.org/10.6501/CJM.202103_19(1).0004

摘要

Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) infections typically result in self-limiting gastroenteritis and diarrhea in immunocompetent children; however, invasive NTS (iNTS) can cause extraintestinal complications. Bacteremia is a common manifestation of iNTS, but pulmonary infection is rare. In addition, chylothorax is common in neonatal pleural effusion cases, but rare in children without underlying diseases. Here, we report a case of Salmonella empyema presenting with chylothorax in a previously healthy and immunocompetent child.

關鍵字

chylothorax ； empyema ； pediatric ； salmonella