Nontyphoid Salmonella empyema in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Pleuropulmonary infections caused by nontyphoid Salmonella(NTS) are rare, but may develop in immunocompromised hosts. We report the case of a 56-year-old male with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus presenting with a multiloculated empyema due to NTS involving the left oblique pulmonary fissure.

Keywords

• diabetes mellitus
• empyema
• nontyphoid
• salmonella