D. Wolday et B. Seyoum, PLEURAL EMPYEMA DUE TO SALMONELLA-PARATYPHI IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS, TM & IH. Tropical medicine & international health, 2(12), 1997, pp. 1140-1142
Pleural empyema due to Salmonella has rarely been reported in immunoco
mpromised patients. Here, we present a case of a 25-year old man infec
ted with the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) who presented
with a left-sided pleural effusion. The cause was confirmed bacteriol
ogically to be due to Salmonella paratyphi. The outcome was favourable
after antibiotic therapy coupled with pleural drainage. It should be
recognised that pleural empyema due to Salmonella may occur in HIV-inf
ected subjects and we suggest that patients presenting with pleural em
pyema due to uncommon pathogens be tested for HIV-1 antibodies.