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Case report of rare chronic myelogenous leukemia related multibacterial splenic abscess presenting with scrotal swelling

INTRODUCTION: Splenic abscesses associated with leukemia are rare. Most reported cases of splenic abscesses occur after chemotherapy and are related to the immunosuppressive effects of the chemotherapy. Their etiology is most frequently fungal. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 58-year-old male presented with...

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Autores principales: McPhillips, Sean, Friese, Randall, Vercruysse, Gary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4275781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25460444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.10.069