Abstract
Background: Patients with unilateral ovarian abscesses due to Salmonella are rare.
Case report: A 48-year-old woman with a left ovarian abscess caused by Salmonella group O7 is reported.
Conclusion: In our patient, the ovary may have been seeded hematogenously by salmonellae and may have evolved into a local infection.
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