Journal article
Ruptured splenic abscess: a cause of pneumoperitoneum in a patient with AIDS
Emergency radiology, Vol.10(3), pp.163-165
12/2003
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-003-0302-7
PMID: 15290509
Abstract
We encountered a case of pneumoperitoneum caused by a gas-forming splenic abscess in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Plain abdominal films and computed tomography demonstrated a large amount of free air. Pneumoperitoneum was eventually shown to represent gas liberated from fermentation by gas-forming organisms within the splenic abscess. Gas-containing necrotic tissue from the ruptured spleen mimicked the spillage of feces from colon perforation. The authors emphasize that a ruptured abscess should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in an immunocompromised patient.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Ruptured splenic abscess: a cause of pneumoperitoneum in a patient with AIDS
- Creators
- Kousei Ishigami - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Hospital and Clinics, 3885 JPP, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1077, USA. kousei-ishigami@uiowa.eduGerald T DeckerJody A Bolton-SmithIsaac SamuelScott R WilsonBruce P Brown
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Emergency radiology, Vol.10(3), pp.163-165
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10140-003-0302-7
- PMID
- 15290509
- ISSN
- 1070-3004
- eISSN
- 1438-1435
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2003
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984051508702771
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