Klebsiella pneumoniae splenic abscess.
Splenic abscesses may be solitary or multiple and are unusual infections. Signs and symptoms are variable and do not always include left upper quadrant pain or tenderness, as the Case Report illustrate. Abscesses of the spleen may occur as a result of endocarditis or from hematogenous seeding from a distant focus of infection. Computed tomographic scan of the spleen is the diagnostic method of choice. We report a case of multiple splenic abscesses caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae that resulted from a Klebsiella urinary tract infection and was successfully managed with antibiotic therapy and splenectomy.
Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, NY 11501.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy