Splenic infarction secondary to COVID-19 complicated by Clostridium Paraputrificum infection

A 58-year-old woman with COVID-19 presented with an acute abdomen. Her spleen was found to be infarcted with a large fluid and gas collection. Treatment included broad-spectrum antibiotics and CT-guided drainage. Definitive treatment was splenectomy. We postulate that COVID-19 related splenic infarc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Imam, Malaz, Hammond, Gregory William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Illustrated
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8647475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34900587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01357
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Sumario:A 58-year-old woman with COVID-19 presented with an acute abdomen. Her spleen was found to be infarcted with a large fluid and gas collection. Treatment included broad-spectrum antibiotics and CT-guided drainage. Definitive treatment was splenectomy. We postulate that COVID-19 related splenic infarction created ideal conditions for Clostridium paraputrificum to cause a splenic abscess.

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