title: Staphylococcus aureus abscess of the spleen in a beta-thalassemia patient.
abstract: Splenic abscesses are rare among abdominal abscesses. We present a case of splenic abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus in a beta-thalassemia major patient. Such a complication may not be coincidental, as beta-thalassemia major patients have an increased susceptibility to infection, which is attributable to a number of immune abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aessopos
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Politou
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farmakis
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.forename: Anneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grapsa
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreopoulos
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalahanis
authors.forename: Markisia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karagiorga
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*