title: Aseptic splenic abscess as precursory extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Splenic abscesses are most often secondary to aerobic bacterial infections due to Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus species of organisms. Sterile splenic abscesses rarely occur and diagnosis and treatment of those are challenging. We report a case of a previously healthy young female presenting with aseptic splenic abscesses as the initial manifestation of Crohn's disease along with a review of the literature on aseptic splenic abscess as an extraintestinal manifestation of Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Department of Medical Education, 1500 Highlands Drive, Lititz, PA 17543, USA.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.affiliation: Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Gisoo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ghaffari