RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Salmonella Enteritidis breast abscess: an unusual cause of breast abscess in the UK JF BMJ Case Reports FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP bcr-2018-226075 DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-226075 VO 2018 A1 Al-Ishaq, Zaid A1 Sikdar, Oishi A1 Dobie, Donald A1 Sircar, Tapan YR 2018 UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-226075.abstract AB Breast abscess is a common clinical condition mostly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. However, infections due to mixed organisms are observed in non-lactational women, mostly in smokers. Salmonella infection causing breast abscess is extremely rare in developed countries. We report a case of Salmonella enterica subsp enterica (I) serovar Enteritidis breast abscess in a 48-year-old woman, a UK citizen, who had recently travelled abroad. She was treated successfully with a combination of surgery and ciprofloxacin. Unusual causative organisms should be kept in mind in patients with recent travel abroad and pus should be sent for microbiology. Mastitis caused by Salmonella spp can present with a severely indurated area that may take a few weeks to resolve. Complete assessment with biopsy of the indurated area and breast imaging is mandatory to exclude malignancy.