Splenic abscess in a HIV patient
Swamy, T.K.; Balachandar, T.G.; Chandramohan, S.M.; Manohara, G.; Ali, M.A.
Tropical Gastroenterology Official Journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation 16(3): 29-31
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0250-636X PMID: 8838040 Document Number: 445780
We report a case of surgically treated splenic abscess in a HIV patient. The patient presented with fever and splenomegaly. The diagnosis was based on ultrasonography and computed tomography. Surgical experience with clinically overt splenic abscess remains limited more so in a HIV patient.