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Abscess of the spleen is, a rare clinical entity with about 600 cases documented to date, and an incidence of 0.2 to 0.7% in autopsy-based studies [1,2]. Because of its nonspecific clinical picture, splenic abscess constitutes a diagnostic challenge, but it should be suspected in febrile patients with left upper quadrant tenderness and leucocytosis. The diagnosis is based mainly on imaging studies, microbiological and/or histopathological evidence, or by response to antibiotic or antifungal treatment.
A case of splenic abscess is reported here, which occurred in an immunocompetent male and was treated in a tertiary care institution in eastern India.
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Sen, S. Splenic abscess in an immunocompetent adult. Hellenic J Surg 89, 175–177 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13126-017-0408-0
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