title: "Splenic abscess in a HIV patient".
abstract: We report a case of surgically treated splenic abscess in a HIV patient. The patient presented with fever and splenomegaly. The diagnosis was based on ultrasonography and computed tomography. Surgical experience with clinically overt splenic abscess remains limited more so in a HIV patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Swamy
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Balachandar
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chandramohan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manohara
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography