From the Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota and North Trauma Institute, Robbinsdale, Minnesota Splenic abscess is an uncommon complication of splenic trauma.
Splenic abscess presents within several months of the trauma.
We report a case of a splenic abscess 10 years after trauma and review the current understanding of splenic abscesses. Three days later she presented to her primary care physician, who hospitalized her for 4 days because of continued symptoms. Evaluation revealed a white blood cell count of 17,000. Workup consisted of a right upper quadrant ultrasound and HIDA scan, which were both normal. Chest film was interpreted as a left lower lobe pneumonia, and she was started on ceftriaxone.