Salmonella panama and acute respiratory distress syndrome in a traveler taking a proton pump inhibitor

J Travel Med. 2008 Nov-Dec;15(6):460-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00258.x.

Abstract

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rare complication of enteric fever. We present an immunocompetent traveler to Nicaragua who developed enteric fever from Salmonella panama complicated by ARDS. Unlike her fellow travelers who also became ill, she was taking a proton pump inhibitor, which may have contributed to the disease severity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Nicaragua
  • Omeprazole / adverse effects*
  • Omeprazole / therapeutic use
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Proton Pump Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / microbiology*
  • Salmonella Infections / diagnosis
  • Salmonella Infections / microbiology*
  • Travel*
  • Typhoid Fever / diagnosis
  • Typhoid Fever / microbiology*

Substances

  • Proton Pump Inhibitors
  • Omeprazole