Splenic Abscess After Acute Pyelonephritis

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Splenic Abscess After Acute Pyelonephritis Dong Hoon Lee, MD, Darvin Scott Smith, MD, MSc, DTM&H  The American Journal of Medicine  Volume 130, Issue 3, Pages e109-e110 (March 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.10.011 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Tomography of the abdomen, showing low-density fluid collection measuring 8.9 × 7.5 × 7.9 cm in the posterior spleen. The collection demonstrated several foci of hyperdensity and enhancement with several locules of gas within the nondependent portions of the collection. The American Journal of Medicine 2017 130, e109-e110DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.10.011) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions