A rare presentation of a splenic abscess

Although the spleen is frequently enlarged in association with systemic infection, splenic abscesses are rare. They result from direct or hematogenous spread, or when a hematoma becomes infected. We present a case of the rare splenic abscess in a low‐resource setting.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Weledji, Elroy Patrick, Zouna, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8864576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35228887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5493
Descripción
Sumario:Although the spleen is frequently enlarged in association with systemic infection, splenic abscesses are rare. They result from direct or hematogenous spread, or when a hematoma becomes infected. We present a case of the rare splenic abscess in a low‐resource setting.

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