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6419705

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
Three cases of splenic infarction complicated by abscess formation during bacterial endocarditis are reported. In all three cases there were associated clinical abdominal signs and, in one case, there was persistently positive hemocultures. The diagnosis was made by CAT scanning. The three patients underwent splenectomy and one patient also underwent valve replacement the same day. The methods of early diagnosis of splenic complications during endocarditis and the indications of splenectomy are discussed. Ultrasonography and abdominal CAT scanning are the most sensitive diagnostic methods for splenic lesions. As splenic rupture is associated with a high mortality and this complication may occur at any time during infarction complicated by abscess formation, early splenectomy is justified when abdominal clinical signs are elicited associated with a persistent, infectious syndrome with or without positive blood cultures, under appropriate antibiotic therapy. Splenectomy should also be considered if valve replacement is carried out in the same circumstances to avoid infection of the prosthesis.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-9683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1357-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
[Suppurating splenic infarction originating from endocarditis].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports