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Salmonella Enteritidis Empyema Preceding the Diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Subsequent Contralateral Chylothorax Treated with Radiolabeled Rituximab [Eurasian J Pulmonol]
Eurasian J Pulmonol. 2015; 17(3): 176-178 | DOI: 10.5152/ejp.2015.99609  

Salmonella Enteritidis Empyema Preceding the Diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Subsequent Contralateral Chylothorax Treated with Radiolabeled Rituximab

Syed Ali, Muhammad Redzwan S Rashid Ali, Gary Yun Chor Lee
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia

Salmonella infection is common, but pleural involvement has rarely been reported. Only seven cases of Salmonella enteritidis pleural empyema have been reported; all had an associated preexisting underlying immunosuppresion or malignancy. We report the case of an apparently healthy man who developed S. enteritidis empyema. On further follow-up and surveillance, he eventually presented with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a contralateral recurrent chylothorax. The latter was successfully controlled with radiolabeled rituximab, which has never been described for the above purpose in literature before.

Keywords: Empyema, chylothorax, lymphoma, radiolabeled iodine, rituximab, Salmonella


Syed Ali, Muhammad Redzwan S Rashid Ali, Gary Yun Chor Lee. Salmonella Enteritidis Empyema Preceding the Diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Subsequent Contralateral Chylothorax Treated with Radiolabeled Rituximab. Eurasian J Pulmonol. 2015; 17(3): 176-178

Corresponding Author: Muhammad Redzwan S Rashid Ali, Australia


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