Items tagged “abscess”

Brucellosis is a common zoonosis, which is particularly prevalent in Mediterranean countries. It produces a multisystemic illness that can present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and complications 1. This article is focusing on the splenic involvement by brucellosis. For genera...

A subphrenic abscess, also known as a subdiaphragmatic or infradiaphragmatic abscess, is a localized accumulation of pus in the subphrenic space(s). Clinical presentation The classical clinical presentation is: fever upper quadrant pain chills leukocytosis Pathology Etiology Subphrenic ...