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Madalyn Walsh, Nicholas Wasko, Andrew Joseph Simms, Jacob Hodges. Splenic abscess caused by Cutibacterium acnes in a patient with multiple tooth extractions. BMJ Case Reports 2023; 16(1) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250486
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Abhishek Juneja, Rajat Jhamb. Tuberculous splenic abscess in non-human immunodeficiency virus patient. Hamdan Medical Journal 2021; 14(2) doi: 10.4103/hmj.hmj_75_20
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Thotanolla Surya Prakash. Massive Aseptic Splenic Abscess as the Presenting Manifestation of Active Lupus Nephritis: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine 2026;  doi: 10.1177/26339447261480511
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Saman Dehghani, Zahra Ghanbari, Abolghasem Kosari, Ali Talebi, Somaeiah Mehdizadeh, Farhad Abbasi, Zohreh Bajalli. Multiple Splenic Abscess in a Patient Undergo-ing Hemodialysis in Bushehr: A Case Report. South Medical Journal 2023; 26(2) doi: 10.61186/ismj.26.2.127
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Juliana Salles de Carvalho, César Omar Carranza-Tamayo, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero. Febre crônica associada a abscesso esplênico causado por Staphylococcus epidermidis. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2007; 40(5) doi: 10.1590/S0037-86822007000500019
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Fernando Sánchez Martínez, Oscar Sebastian Salinas Rosas, Carlos Ronaldo Martínez Mateo, Alejandro Aguilar Sabori, Erik Ponce Graciano, David Alejandro Rodríguez Herrera, María Fernanda Vázquez Páez, Angeles Yasunari Cortes Garcia. Splenic and Pancreatic Abscess Secondary to Chronic Corticosteroid Use: A Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus 2025;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.84325
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Chiaki Masaki, Kenta Matsushita, Tomoko Inoue, Hisato Shima, Motoya Chikakiyo, Mayumi Yamada, Ryozo Shirono, Manabu Tashiro, Hiroaki Tada, Norimichi Takamatsu, Seiichiro Wariishi, Kazuyoshi Okada, Jun Minakuchi. Splenic abscess diagnosed following relapsing sterile peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient: A case report with literature review. Seminars in Dialysis 2021; 34(3) doi: 10.1111/sdi.12953
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Nupur Pandey, Aradhana Kankane. Tubercular splenic abscess in an immunocompetent child: an unusual manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics 2026; 13(5) doi: 10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20261150
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Anne Sofie Steinbring Jørgensen, Ivan Arsic, Niels Pedersen, Lena Hagelskjær Kristensen, Michael F. Nielsen, Thomas Balslev, Pannee Visrutaratna. Splenic Abscess in an Adolescent due to Salmonella enterica Conservatively Treated with Ultrasound‐Guided Fine‐Needle Aspiration. Case Reports in Pediatrics 2023; 2023(1) doi: 10.1155/2023/8802760
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Clifford R. Weiss, Christopher R. Bailey, Eric J. Hohenwalter, Jason W. Pinchot, Osmanuddin Ahmed, Aaron R. Braun, Brooks D. Cash, Samir Gupta, Charles Y. Kim, Erica M. Knavel Koepsel, Matthew J. Scheidt, Kristofer Schramm, David M. Sella, Jonathan M. Lorenz. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Radiologic Management of Infected Fluid Collections. Journal of the American College of Radiology 2020; 17(5) doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2020.01.034
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Jun Naito, Hajime Kasai, Masaki Suga, Toshihiko Sugiura, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Koichiro Tatsumi. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations complicated by splenic infarction and abscess. Respirology Case Reports 2017; 5(5) doi: 10.1002/rcr2.254
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Jasmine Sethi, Abhinav Shrivastava, Krishan Lal Gupta. Fever of unknown origin due to primary tubercular splenic abscess in a low-income/middle-income country. BMJ Case Reports 2018; 2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225990
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Samuel A. Shabtaie, Anthony R. Hogan, Mark B. Slidell. Splenic Cysts. Pediatric Annals 2016; 45(7) doi: 10.3928/00904481-20160523-01
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Anitha Gunalan, Rakhi Biswas, Balamurugan Sridharan, Thirthar Palanivelu Elamurugan. Pathogenic potential of Parabacteroides distasonis revealed in a splenic abscess case: a truth unfolded. BMJ Case Reports 2020; 13(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236701
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Giuseppe Evola, Enrico Piazzese, Roberto Cantella, Marianna Iudica, Gastone Veroux, Salvatore Sarvà. Non-traumatic rupture of voluminous non-typhoid Salmonella splenic abscess presenting with peritonitis. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2021; 79(C) doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.12.081
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Sabeen Zara, Junais Koleri, Maisa Ali, Fatma Abid, Jabeed Parengal, Manal Mahmoud Hamed, Muna Al Maslamani. Molecular diagnosis of campylobacter splenic abscess in an immunocompetent adolescent: A case report and literature review. IDCases 2025; 41 doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02316
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Elisa Heacock, Nikolina Linta, Francisco Llabres‐Diaz, Alessia Diana, Stefano De Arcangeli, Jonathan Williams, Alessia Cordella. Ultrasonographic Features and Associated Clinical Findings in 21 Dogs With Histologically Confirmed Abscessed and Non‐Abscessed Splenitis. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2026; 67(4) doi: 10.1111/vru.70220
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