Open AccessAn Unusual Cause of Septicaemia
Author(s) -
Channa Vasanth Nadarajah,
Imran Saif,
Syed Ali Asghar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acute medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1747-4892
pISSN - 1747-4884
DOI - 10.52964/amja.0453
Subject(s) - medicine , splenic infarction , sepsis , primary hyperparathyroidism , infarction , occlusion , embolism , ischemia , abscess , pathology , myocardial infarction , intensive care medicine , spleen , surgery
Splenic infarction occurs when occlusion of splenic vasculature leads to ischemia, and subsequent tissue necrosis. It is a rare condition. Most patients have an underlying haematological or malignant process or a potential source of embolism. This article describes a patient who presented with unexplained sepsis to the acute medical unit; investigation revealed a splenic abscess and primary hyperparathyroidism, but no evidence of an underlying cause.