Open AccessCombined Hepatic and Splenic Abscesses in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis
Author(s) -
JeongSeon Ji,
Hyung Keun Kim,
Sung Soo Kim,
Young Seok Cho,
Hiun Suk Chae,
Chang Wook Kim,
Bo In Lee,
Hwang Choi,
ByungWook Kim,
Kyu Yong Choi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of korean medical science/journal of korean medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1598-6357
pISSN - 1011-8934
DOI - 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.4.750
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , medicine , sulfasalazine , abscess , liver abscess , abdomen , colitis , splenic disease , spleen , gastroenterology , radiology , surgery , splenectomy , disease
Liver abscesses are very rare complications of ulcerative colitis, and furthermore, there has been only one case of splenic abscess in a patient with ulcerative colitis reported in the English literature. We recently encountered a patient with ulcerative colitis accompanied by both hepatic and splenic abscesses. The patient was treated with abscess drainage as well as sulfasalazine and antibiotics. Follow-up sonography of the abdomen showed complete resolution of the lesions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of combined case of multiple liver abscesses combined with splenic abscess in a patient with ulcerative colitis.