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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2014

Multiple aseptic splenic abscesses in a 15 year old patient.

Alexander J Jordan, Klaus-Peter Becker, Metin Sertemir, K Wolfgang Neff, Rüdiger Adam, Horst Schroten, Tobias Tenenbaum

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander J Jordan
Klaus-Peter Becker
Metin Sertemir
K Wolfgang Neff
Rüdiger Adam
Horst Schroten
Tobias TenenbaumPaediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany. tobias.tenenbaum@umm.de.
University Hospital Heidelberg · DEHeidelberg University · DEUniversity Medical Centre Mannheim · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSplenic abscesses in children are rare. In recent years aseptic abscesses have been recognized as a new disease entity, especially in adults. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a rare case of a 15 year old girl with aseptic abscesses, in whom antibiotic therapy comprising metronidazole and meropenem was partly beneficial in improving the patient's clinical condition and inflammatory parameters. Eventually corticosteroid therapy led to complete and long lasting resolution of symptoms. Further diagnostic work-up revealed autoimmune thyroiditis, but no signs of inflammatory bowel disease.

conclusionAseptic splenic abscesses should always prompt clinicians to initiate further diagnostics to determine a potential underlying condition and a regular follow-up. Anaerobic bacteria may play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease and besides corticosteroid treatment antibiotics covering anaerobes may be beneficial.

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Abdominal AbscessAdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFemaleHumansPrednisoneSplenic DiseasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsPrednisone

Identifiers

PMID24502393
PMCPMC3922344
OpenAlexW1973634801

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