Aseptic Abscess of the Spleen as an Antecedent Manifestation of Behçet's Disease.
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- Report
- Authors
- Jazeer M; Internal Medicine, Teaching Hospital Batticaloa, Batticaloa, LKA.; Antony D; University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Batticaloa, Batticaloa, LKA.; Pakkiyaretnam M; University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Batticaloa, Batticaloa, LKA.; Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences, Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Batticaloa, LKA.
- Source
- Publisher: Cureus, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101596737 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2168-8184 (Print) Linking ISSN: 21688184 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cureus Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2168-8184
Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem autoimmune vasculitis that manifests as oral and genital ulcers with varying degrees of dermatological and ocular involvement. Aseptic splenic abscesses are a rare entity commonly occurring in autoinflammatory diseases and are rarely associated with BD. Here, we present the case of a 16-year-old male with BD who presented with prolonged fever and constitutional symptoms and was found to have an aseptic splenic abscess. Rapid resolution of the symptoms along with radiological evidence of abscess shrinkage was achieved with corticosteroid therapy.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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