RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Splenic abscess in childhood B-Thalassemia Major
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 345
OP 347
VO 23
IS 3
A1 Al-Hawsawi, Zakaria M.
A1 Hummaida, Tariq I.
YR 2002
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/23/3/345.abstract
AB 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.