title: Peritonitis secondary to ruptured splenic abscess: a grave complication of typhoid fever.
abstract: Splenic abscesses are increasingly being identified, possibly due to widespread use of imaging modalities in clinical practice. The commonest clinical features are high grade fever and exclusively localised left upper quadrant abdominal pain. These symptoms are similar to most infectious diseases prevalent in the tropics, making imaging by ultrasonography or computer tomography a necessity in the diagnosis. There are reports from different geographic areas on splenic abscesses associated with typhoid fever. We reported ruptured splenic abscess presenting with peritonitis as a rare and grave complication of typhoid fever.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore - 575002, India. drpetergeorge2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Ashfaq
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Roshan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maroli
authors.forename: Leo Francis
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tauro
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents