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Multifocal splenic abscess

MedGen UID:
1368934
•Concept ID:
C4476575
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Multilocular splenic abscess
 
HPO: HP:0025060

Definition

Multiple abscess lesions in the spleen. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMultifocal splenic abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multiple lesions of the spleen: differential diagnosis of cystic and solid lesions.
Kamaya A, Weinstein S, Desser TS
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2006 Oct;27(5):389-403. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2006.06.004. PMID: 17048454

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin infection: role of imaging in the evaluation of complications.
Rajabi A, Pouladfar G, Dehghan Y, Jafarpour Z, Dehghan A
J Trop Pediatr 2023 Aug 24;69(4) doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmad024. PMID: 37616069
Pancreatic involvement in melioidosis.
Chong VH, Lim KS, Sharif F
JOP 2010 Jul 5;11(4):365-8. PMID: 20601811
Aseptic abscesses: a study of 30 patients with or without inflammatory bowel disease and review of the literature.
André MFJ, Piette JC, Kémény JL, Ninet J, Jego P, Delèvaux I, Wechsler B, Weiller PJ, Francès C, Blétry O, Wismans PJ, Rousset H, Colombel JF, Aumaître O; and the French Study Group on Aseptic Abscesses
Medicine (Baltimore) 2007 May;86(3):145-161. doi: 10.1097/md.0b013e18064f9f3. PMID: 17505254
Ultrasonographic findings and differentiation of benign and malignant focal splenic lesions.
Wan YL, Cheung YC, Lui KW, Tseng JH, Lee TY
Postgrad Med J 2000 Aug;76(898):488-93. doi: 10.1136/pmj.76.898.488. PMID: 10908377Free PMC Article
Imaging patterns in melioidosis.
Tan AP, Pui MH, Tan LK
Australas Radiol 1995 Aug;39(3):260-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1995.tb00289.x. PMID: 7487762

Diagnosis

Pancreatic involvement in melioidosis.
Chong VH, Lim KS, Sharif F
JOP 2010 Jul 5;11(4):365-8. PMID: 20601811
Multiple lesions of the spleen: differential diagnosis of cystic and solid lesions.
Kamaya A, Weinstein S, Desser TS
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2006 Oct;27(5):389-403. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2006.06.004. PMID: 17048454
Imaging patterns in melioidosis.
Tan AP, Pui MH, Tan LK
Australas Radiol 1995 Aug;39(3):260-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1995.tb00289.x. PMID: 7487762
Splenic abscess: sonographic diagnosis and percutaneous drainage or aspiration.
Chou YH, Hsu CC, Tiu CM, Chang T
Gastrointest Radiol 1992 Summer;17(3):262-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01888563. PMID: 1612313
Multifocal Salmonella splenic abscess in a HIV-infected patient.
Torres JR, Rodriguez Casas J, Balda E, Cebrián J
Trop Geogr Med 1992 Jan;44(1-2):66-8. PMID: 1496727

Therapy

Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin infection: role of imaging in the evaluation of complications.
Rajabi A, Pouladfar G, Dehghan Y, Jafarpour Z, Dehghan A
J Trop Pediatr 2023 Aug 24;69(4) doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmad024. PMID: 37616069
Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with an aseptic splenic abscess in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
Johnson JL, West DA, Haggstrom AN
Pediatr Dermatol 2015 Jan-Feb;32(1):113-7. Epub 2013 Mar 28 doi: 10.1111/pde.12129. PMID: 23535023
Pancreatic involvement in melioidosis.
Chong VH, Lim KS, Sharif F
JOP 2010 Jul 5;11(4):365-8. PMID: 20601811
Aseptic abscesses: a study of 30 patients with or without inflammatory bowel disease and review of the literature.
André MFJ, Piette JC, Kémény JL, Ninet J, Jego P, Delèvaux I, Wechsler B, Weiller PJ, Francès C, Blétry O, Wismans PJ, Rousset H, Colombel JF, Aumaître O; and the French Study Group on Aseptic Abscesses
Medicine (Baltimore) 2007 May;86(3):145-161. doi: 10.1097/md.0b013e18064f9f3. PMID: 17505254
Multifocal Salmonella splenic abscess in a HIV-infected patient.
Torres JR, Rodriguez Casas J, Balda E, Cebrián J
Trop Geogr Med 1992 Jan;44(1-2):66-8. PMID: 1496727

Prognosis

Sonographic patterns of splenic abscess: an analysis of 34 proven cases.
Changchien CS, Tsai TL, Hu TH, Chiou SS, Kuo CH
Abdom Imaging 2002 Nov-Dec;27(6):739-45. doi: 10.1007/s00261-002-0013-7. PMID: 12395267
Ultrasonographic findings and differentiation of benign and malignant focal splenic lesions.
Wan YL, Cheung YC, Lui KW, Tseng JH, Lee TY
Postgrad Med J 2000 Aug;76(898):488-93. doi: 10.1136/pmj.76.898.488. PMID: 10908377Free PMC Article
Splenic abscess: sonographic diagnosis and percutaneous drainage or aspiration.
Chou YH, Hsu CC, Tiu CM, Chang T
Gastrointest Radiol 1992 Summer;17(3):262-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01888563. PMID: 1612313

Clinical prediction guides

Ultrasonographic findings and differentiation of benign and malignant focal splenic lesions.
Wan YL, Cheung YC, Lui KW, Tseng JH, Lee TY
Postgrad Med J 2000 Aug;76(898):488-93. doi: 10.1136/pmj.76.898.488. PMID: 10908377Free PMC Article

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