Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Splenic abscess of a patient with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia: A Case Report

Abstract

Splenic abscesses may be solitary or multiple and are unusual infections. Signs and symptoms are variable and do not always include left upper quadrant pain or tenderness, as the Case Report illustrate. Abscesses of the spleen may occur because of endocarditis or from hematogenous seeding from a distant focus of infection. Computed tomographic scan of the spleen is the diagnostic method of choice. We report a case of Splenic abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae from a Patient who was diagnosed with splenic abscess and underwent splenectomy for the same.