title: An unusual cause of septicaemia.
abstract: Splenic infarction occurs when occlusion of splenic vasculature leads to ischemia, and subsequent tissue necrosis. It is a rare condition. Most patients have an underlying haematological or malignant process or a potential source of embolism. This article describes a patient who presented with unexplained sepsis to the acute medical unit; investigation revealed a splenic abscess and primary hyperparathyroidism, but no evidence of an underlying cause.
authors.affiliation: MBChB, CMT2 - Acute Medicine Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Preston Hospital Sharoe Green Lane, Preston, Lancashire PR2 9HT. United Kingdom. channa_vasanth_nadarajah@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Channa Vasanth
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Nadarajah
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saif
authors.forename: Syed Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Asghar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013156:Splenectomy; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography