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. 2003;11(4):217–219. doi: 10.1080/10647440300025524

Unilateral Ovarian Abscess Caused by Salmonella

Toshimitsu Tohya 1,, Toshihiro Yoshimura 1, Chikashi Onoda 1
PMCID: PMC1852287  PMID: 15108868

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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