ABSCESS OF.THE SPLEEN

Amoebic abscess of spleen.

Abscess of the Spleen

A case of acute splenitis ending in suppuration occurred. The man had been ill for a considerable time at Loodiana with fever. A few days after rejoining head-quarters, he complained of great pain in the side, and the spleen was acutely tender and enlarged to the size of a large lish. It was leeched and blistered. A few days later, fluctuation could be felt in the spleen, and the pain continued...

Spleen Abscess as Malaria Complication

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A Case of Abscess of the Spleen

men greatly distended ; skin dry; feel (edematous; bowels irregular; tongue coated, but fairly moist; heart and lungs health}', except for occasional rhonchi in the latter; very anaemic; pulse quick and feeble; morning temperature 101*2. Liver enlarged to about a finger's breadth below the costal margin. Spleen extended downwards a finger's breadth below the umbilicus, and so far to the right a...

After 40 years gossypiboma caused spleen abscess.

We report a case of spleen abscess cased by foreign body (gossypiboma) after 40 years. After physical examination, laboratory, ultrasonography and CT findings with diagnosis of acute abdomen, 73 years old woman had undergone laparatomy. Operation revealed intraabdominal spleen abscess. Capsulotomy and drainage of the collection was performed before splenectomy. Histological examination showed f...