title: Splenic abscess in childhood B-Thalassemia Major.
abstract: Splenic abscess is a rare complication of thalassemia major. In this paper we report a 10-year-old male thalassemic child with splenic abscess. He presented with high-grade fever, abdominal pain and tender splenomegaly. The diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasonography and computerized tomography scan of the abdomen. The patient underwent emergency splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Madina Maternity & Children's Hospital, Madina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. zhawsawi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zakaria M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Al-Hawsawi
authors.forename: Tariq I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Hummaida
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*