Staphylococcus aureus abscess of the spleen in a beta-thalassemia patient.
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.
Aessopos
Athanasios
A
First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Greece.
Politou
Marianna
M
Farmakis
Dimitrios
D
Sideris
Panagiotis
P
Grapsa
Anneta
A
Andreopoulos
Anastasios
A
Kalahanis
Nikolaos
N
Karagiorga
Markisia
M
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*