title: [A case of splenic abscess in a drug addict with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome].
abstract: The complex diagnostic procedure involved in a case of splenic abscess in a young drug addict as a result of septicaemia caused by streptococcus fascalis is described and discussed with an examination of the criteria in support of a more aggressive approach to the removal of septic foci in such patients with AIDS. It is concluded that such criteria are valid even when, as in the case described, splenectomy further depresses the immune system.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferraris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nahum
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruffo
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Su di un caso di ascesso splenico in tossicodipendente con sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita.