Isolated ulcerative skin lesion caused by Salmonella Weltevreden

Prabha Desikan; Yashwant Kumar; Hemant K. Pande; Aruna Jain; Nikita Panwalkar; Mayanka Verma; Hemant G. Bramhne; Anand Yadav; Srikant Mohapatra

doi:10.3855/jidc.477

Isolated ulcerative skin lesion caused by Salmonella Weltevreden

Authors

Prabha Desikan Department of Microbiology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Raisen Bypass Road, Karond, Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh-462 038
Yashwant Kumar National Salmonella and Escherichia Centre, Central Research Institute, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
Hemant K. Pande Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Raisen Bypass Road, Karond, Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh-462 038
Aruna Jain Department of Pathology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Raisen Bypass Road, Karond, Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh-462 038
Nikita Panwalkar Department of Microbiology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Raisen Bypass Road, Karond, Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh-462 038
Mayanka Verma Department of Microbiology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Raisen Bypass Road, Karond, Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh-462 038
Hemant G. Bramhne National Salmonella and Escherichia Centre, Central Research Institute, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
Anand Yadav Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Raisen Bypass Road, Karond, Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh-462 038
Srikant Mohapatra Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Raisen Bypass Road, Karond, Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh-462 038

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.477

Keywords:

ulcerative, lesion, skin, Salmonella, Weltevreden

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden is not a commonly isolated serotype in India. We report isolation of Salmonella Weltevreden, from an unusual site—an ulcer on the gluteal region of a patient who had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. To our knowledge, Salmonellae have never been reported to cause isolated ulcerative lesions on the skin. This is the first report of an isolated ulcerative lesion on the skin caused by Salmonella Weltevreden. Our findings indicate that there may be modes of pathogenesis of Salmonella infections that we are yet unaware of. Further work and extensive reporting of all Salmonella infections are necessary to elucidate these mechanisms.

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2009-08-30

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Desikan P, Kumar Y, Pande HK, Jain A, Panwalkar N, Verma M, Bramhne HG, Yadav A, Mohapatra S (2009) Isolated ulcerative skin lesion caused by Salmonella Weltevreden. J Infect Dev Ctries 3:569–571. doi: 10.3855/jidc.477

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Vol. 3 No. 07: August 2009

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Case Reports

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