TY - JOUR ID - TI - Splenic abscess: A rare presentation AU - Dr. Najeeb S. Jabbo PY - 2013 VL - 12 IS - 1 SP - 65 EP - 67 JO - Mustansiriya Medical Journal مجلة المستنصرية الطبية SN - 20701128 22274081 AB - Splenic abscess is a rare entity with a wide variability of causative pathogens Its reported mortality rate is still high, up to 47%, and can potentially reach 100% among patients who do not receive antibiotic treatment. The timely and widespread use of imaging methods (eg, computed tomography [CT] scanning, ultrasonography) facilitates early diagnosis and guides treatment, thus improving the prognosis. We are reporting a 42-year-male patient presented with an abscess in the spleen. The etiology was due to typhoid fever. It was diagnosed by CT-scan and treated by splenectomy. A review of the modalities of treatment is discussed

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