Image challenge: Breast lesion in an immunocompromised patient
A 47-year-old immunocompromised patient was admitted with a 19-day history of worsening pain and swelling in her right breast. She did not improve with an empirical course of oral flucloxacillin. An ultrasound-guided aspiration of the lesion was performed, as well as a CT scan of her thorax, abdomen...
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| author | Ravi Mehta Malick M. Gibani Marie Anne Chattaway Anan Ghazy |
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| description | A 47-year-old immunocompromised patient was admitted with a 19-day history of worsening pain and swelling in her right breast. She did not improve with an empirical course of oral flucloxacillin. An ultrasound-guided aspiration of the lesion was performed, as well as a CT scan of her thorax, abdomen and pelvis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5415d164d4d847eca64bffb7bbc99a3b2022-12-21T22:46:52ZengElsevierClinical Infection in Practice2590-17022020-10-017100054Image challenge: Breast lesion in an immunocompromised patientRavi Mehta0Malick M. Gibani1Marie Anne Chattaway2Anan Ghazy3Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, United Kingdom; Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; Corresponding author at: Hammersmith Hospital, 72 Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom.Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, United Kingdom; Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, United KingdomGastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England, United KingdomImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, United KingdomA 47-year-old immunocompromised patient was admitted with a 19-day history of worsening pain and swelling in her right breast. She did not improve with an empirical course of oral flucloxacillin. An ultrasound-guided aspiration of the lesion was performed, as well as a CT scan of her thorax, abdomen and pelvis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170220300418BreastAbscessSalmonellaEnteritidisNon-typhoidal |
| spellingShingle | Ravi Mehta Malick M. Gibani Marie Anne Chattaway Anan Ghazy Image challenge: Breast lesion in an immunocompromised patient Clinical Infection in Practice Breast Abscess Salmonella Enteritidis Non-typhoidal |
| title | Image challenge: Breast lesion in an immunocompromised patient |
| title_full | Image challenge: Breast lesion in an immunocompromised patient |
| title_fullStr | Image challenge: Breast lesion in an immunocompromised patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Image challenge: Breast lesion in an immunocompromised patient |
| title_short | Image challenge: Breast lesion in an immunocompromised patient |
| title_sort | image challenge breast lesion in an immunocompromised patient |
| topic | Breast Abscess Salmonella Enteritidis Non-typhoidal |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170220300418 |
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