Ruptured splenic abscess: a rare case entity
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Published:2022-05-07
Issue:01
Volume:72
Page:168
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ISSN:0030-9982
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Container-title:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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language:
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Short-container-title:J Pak Med Assoc
Author:
Ayra Suleman ,Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar ,Yasin Rafi ,Syed Asghar Naqi
Abstract
Ruptured splenic abscess has been reported as a rare clinical entity in literature. We present the case of a middle aged female with peritonitis due to a ruptured splenic abscess. Emergency splenectomy was done and broad spectrum antibiotic was given postoperatively. However, the patient could not survive and died on the 4th postoperative day. We propose that a ruptured splenic abscess should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of peritonitis, especially in an immunocompromised individual.
Key Words: splenic abscess, immunocompromised, splenectomy.
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Publisher
Pakistan Medical Association