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Ruptured splenic abscess: a cause of pneumoperitoneum in a patient with AIDS
Kousei Ishigami1, Gerald T Decker, Jody A Bolton-Smith
1Department of Radiology, University of Iowa, Hospital and Clinics, 3885 JPP, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1077, USA. kousei-ishigami@uiowa.edu
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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