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Splenic abscess is an uncommon and lifethreatening condition. Clinical presentation, etiological factors, natural history, treatment and prognosis depends on whether the abscess was solitary or multiple.<ref name="pmid4550054">{{cite journal| author=Gadacz T, Way LW, Dunphy JE| title=Changing clinical spectrum of splenic abscess. | journal=Am J Surg | year= 1974 | volume= 128 | issue= 2 | pages= 182-7 | pmid=4550054 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4550054 }} </ref> It is always fatal if left untreated. Most commonly associate with immunodeficient patients especially, hematological disorders such as leukemia, sickle cell disease etc. | Splenic abscess is an uncommon and lifethreatening condition. Clinical presentation, etiological factors, natural history, treatment and prognosis depends on whether the abscess was solitary or multiple.<ref name="pmid4550054">{{cite journal| author=Gadacz T, Way LW, Dunphy JE| title=Changing clinical spectrum of splenic abscess. | journal=Am J Surg | year= 1974 | volume= 128 | issue= 2 | pages= 182-7 | pmid=4550054 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4550054 }} </ref> It is always fatal if left untreated. Most commonly associate with immunodeficient patients especially, hematological disorders such as leukemia, sickle cell disease etc. | ||
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Splenic abscess is defined as any infectious suppurative process involving identifiable macroscopic filling defects either in the parenchyma of the spleen or the subcapsular space.<ref name="pmid3300398">{{cite journal| author=Nelken N, Ignatius J, Skinner M, Christensen N| title=Changing clinical spectrum of splenic abscess. A multicenter study and review of the literature. | journal=Am J Surg | year= 1987 | volume= 154 | issue= 1 | pages= 27-34 | pmid=3300398 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3300398 }} </ref> | |||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
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Synonyms and keywords:Abscess of spleen
Overview
Splenic abscess is an uncommon and lifethreatening condition. Clinical presentation, etiological factors, natural history, treatment and prognosis depends on whether the abscess was solitary or multiple.[1] It is always fatal if left untreated. Most commonly associate with immunodeficient patients especially, hematological disorders such as leukemia, sickle cell disease etc.
Definition
Splenic abscess is defined as any infectious suppurative process involving identifiable macroscopic filling defects either in the parenchyma of the spleen or the subcapsular space.[2]
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- ↑ Gadacz T, Way LW, Dunphy JE (1974). "Changing clinical spectrum of splenic abscess". Am J Surg. 128 (2): 182–7. PMID 4550054.
- ↑ Nelken N, Ignatius J, Skinner M, Christensen N (1987). "Changing clinical spectrum of splenic abscess. A multicenter study and review of the literature". Am J Surg. 154 (1): 27–34. PMID 3300398.