Splenic abscess as a complication of enteric fever.
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).
Thapa
Rajoo
R
Department of Pediatrics, The Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, India.
Mukherjee
Kabita
K
Chakrabartty
Subroto
S
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*