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CASE REPORT article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1407959

Reflection on a case of splenic abscess in a child

Provisionally accepted
Yongfang Liu Yongfang Liu *Tao Zhou Tao Zhou
  • Chengdu Third People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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    Splenic abscesses (SA), especially in children, are rare in clinical practice. The missed diagnosis rate of SA is high and the probability of rapidly diagnosing it is relatively low due to its low incidence rate and the presence of non-specific clinical symptoms and imaging manifestations. Antibiotics are the primary treatment for SA; however, ultrasound-guided percutaneous puncture suction or drainage, and splenectomy are other effective treatment strategies. In this study, we report one case of SA in a 16-year-old male patient who presented with abdominal pain, fever, and cough, and the therapeutic effect was unsatisfactory (recurrent fever). After admission, the patient was diagnosed with a solitary SA by abdominal CT with contrast and upper abdominal MRI; fever and abdominal pain were relieved and the SA gradually disappeared after antibiotic treatment.

    Keywords: Splenic abscess, Child, Aseptic splenic abscess, Pathogenic, diagnostics, Treatment

    Received: 27 Mar 2024; Accepted: 27 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Liu and Zhou. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yongfang Liu, Chengdu Third People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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