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Case Studies | Medicine Science | India | Volume 3 Issue 9, September 2014
Splenic Abscess Associated with Infective Endocarditis Treated Successfully with Medical Management: A Rare Clinical Outcome
A K Nigam | Omkar Singh [2] | Ayush Agrawal [2] | Amit Kumar Singh [10]
Abstract: Splenic abscess is a rare clinical finding, with a reported prevalence between 0.14 % and 0.7 % in various autopsy series. Splenic abscess usually occurs in patients with underlying disease such as diabetes, haemoglobinopathies, immunodeficiency, malignancy and infective endocarditis or with history of intravenous drug abuse. Infective endocarditis is often complicated by splenic abscess and is usually successfully treated by splenectomy and valve replacement. Splenic abscess, not associated with infective endocarditis usually requires splenectomy and only a few cases have been treated conservatively but those associated with infective endocarditis requires mandatory splenectomy and till date only a single case has been reported that has been treated successfully with medical management. We present here a case that has been successfully treated medically and has been doing well on follow-up of 9 months.
Keywords: splenic abscess, infective endocarditis, streptococcus viridans, splenectomy
Edition: Volume 3 Issue 9, September 2014,
Pages: 667 - 669
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Case Studies, Medicine Science, Turkey, Volume 7 Issue 9, September 2018
Pages: 828 - 830Isolated Segmental Sigmoid Structure after Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Rare Localization of the Stricture Out of the Late Complication
Ismail Topal | Mustafa Yasar Ozdamar | Mustafa Imamoglu
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Case Studies, Medicine Science, India, Volume 5 Issue 4, April 2016
Pages: 2402 - 2404Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Splenic Infarcts ? A Rare Case Report
Dr. Vijaykumar Gulwe | Dr. Mahendra Wawhal [4] | Dr. Namita Soni [2] | Dr. Pratik Patil [3] | Dr. Preetam Ahire [3] | Dr. Nidhi Dahiya | Dr. Indira Kanjani [3]