title: Splenic abscess as a complication of enteric fever.
abstract: A rare and unrecognized complication of enteric fever is splenic abscess. We report two cases of childhood enteric fever complicated by splenic abscess (one solitary and the other multiple).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Rajoo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: Kabita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Subroto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakrabartty
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications*