Multiple Splenic Abscesses in 2 Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome
| Autor: | Mitsuru Tsudo, Hirokazu Hirata, Goichi Tatsumi, Hitomi Kaneko, Mitsumasa Watanabe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain medicine.drug_class Biopsy Fine-Needle Antibiotics Immunocompromised Host Internal Medicine Humans Medicine Abscess Splenic Diseases medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Myelodysplastic syndromes Mortality rate Splenic abscess General Medicine Middle Aged bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Fine-needle aspiration Myelodysplastic Syndromes Solitary splenic abscess Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Internal Medicine. 51:1573-1577 |
| ISSN: | 1349-7235 0918-2918 |
| DOI: | 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7267 |
| Popis: | Splenic abscess is a rare clinical condition with a high mortality rate. Multiple splenic abscesses, rather than a solitary abscess, are present in immunocompromised states including hematological malignancies. As symptoms of splenic abscesses, fever and abdominal pain, are non-specific, timely and adequate use of imaging studies is crucial for early diagnosis. We report the cases of 2 patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and multiple splenic abscesses. Notwithstanding the higher mortality rate of patients with multiple splenic abscesses as compared with those with a solitary splenic abscess, we successfully treated the 2 patients by using antibiotic therapy and fine needle aspiration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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