A case of splenic abscess in a diabetic, cardiopathic and arteriopathic 49-year-old man is reported. The abscess developed on a previous splenic infarction caused by an embolus coming from an intraventricular thrombus. The angiographic procedure was the source of bacterial contamination (Staphylococcus aureus). The patient was successfully treated with splenectomy.
[Splenic abscess after angiography. Considerations on a clinical case]
REBECCHI, Fabrizio;CALDART, Mario Ugo Bernardo
1995-01-01
Abstract
A case of splenic abscess in a diabetic, cardiopathic and arteriopathic 49-year-old man is reported. The abscess developed on a previous splenic infarction caused by an embolus coming from an intraventricular thrombus. The angiographic procedure was the source of bacterial contamination (Staphylococcus aureus). The patient was successfully treated with splenectomy.
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