TY - JOUR T1 - Splenic abscess in childhood B-Thalassemia Major JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 345 LP - 347 VL - 23 IS - 3 AU - Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi AU - Tariq I. Hummaida Y1 - 2002/03/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/3/345.abstract N2 - Splenic abscess is a rare complication of thalassemia major. In this paper we report a 10-year-old male thalassemic child with splenic abscess. He presented with high-grade fever, abdominal pain and tender splenomegaly. The diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasonography and computerized tomography scan of the abdomen. The patient underwent emergency splenectomy. ER -