title: Splenic abscess due to Clostridium difficile and Pseudomonas paucimobilis.
abstract: Extraintestinal infection by Clostridium difficile is a rare entity. Herein we describe a 62-yr-old man with C. difficile bacteremia complicated by a splenic abscess. Of particular interest was the isolation of C. difficile and Pseudomonas paucimobilis from the splenic abscess. Prompt antibiotic therapy and splenectomy resulted in a favorable outcome. Although rare, these organisms should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a splenic abscess.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*