Mohammed Dahman
Saudi Arabia
Case Report
Surgical Site Infection by Salmonella Typhimurium Following Breast Cancers Surgery & Topical Herbal Medicine Use: A Case Report & Review of the Literature
Author(s): Suleiman Al-Obeid*, Mohammed Dahman, Suhaib Alothmani, Saud Alrasheedi and Ziad A Memish
Suleiman Al-Obeid*, Mohammed Dahman, Suhaib Alothmani, Saud Alrasheedi and Ziad A Memish
This is a report of breast abscess due to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium from Saudi Arabia in a 54 years old lady with breast cancer after modified radical mastectomy. Applying contaminated herbal material on the wound could be the main cause of wound infection and localized abscess by Salmonella enterica. Breast abscess or wound infection due to non-typhoidal Salmonella is very rare.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-9597.1000336