Splenic abscess post-traumatic

Abstract

Splenic abscesses are infrequent conditions, but with high mortality attributed to a late diagnosis, mainly due to the absence of specific symptoms and signs. We present a patient with a history of trauma 6 months earlier in the abdominal thorax region, who was admitted with a prolonged febrile syndrome of unknown origin. The existence of palpation pain in the left hypochondrium region was confirmed by abdominal ultrasound, the presence of a hypo-echogenic lesion in an enlarged spleen and in the angio tomography no evidence of contrast leakage. Antibiotic therapy and percutaneous Caso Clínico Absceso esplénico post traumático Splenic abscess post-traumatic Lorenzo Diosnel Acosta Brunaga, Víctor Escandriolo, Marcelo Ramírez Rev. Nac. (Itauguá) 2019;11(1):80-88 10.18004/rdn2019.0011.01.080-088 drainage were applied under tomography with good clinical response, with favorable evolution and splenectomy was avoided.