Table 2.
Underlying and predisposing diseases in 67 cases of splenic abscess
| Underlying diseases (n = 67) | Solitary (SSA) (n = 48) | Multiple (MSA) (n = 19) | Extrasplenic abscess (n = 26) |
| DM (20) | 17 | 3 | 101 |
| Endocarditis (7) | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Pancreatitis (5) | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| Pancreatitis+DM (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pancreatic cancer (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liver cirrhosis (2) | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Trauma (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MDS (2) | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| SLE (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CHF (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Perforated peptic ulcer (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colon perforation+ DM (1) | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Endocarditis+DM (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Biliary tract stone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AIDS (1) | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| ALL (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aplastic anemia (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ESRD+ovarian cancer (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| COPD+CHF (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lung cancer+DM (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown (13) | 8 | 5 | 58 |
DM, diabetes mellitus; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; CHF, congestive heart failure; AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; ALL, acute lymphocytic leukemia; ESRD, end stage renal disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
1
Liver: 3; subphrenic area: 2; pancreas: 1; anus: 1; gluteal muscle: 1; retroperitoneal cavity: 1; brain+lung: 1.
2
brain: 2; aortic valve: 1; lung: 1.
3
pancreas: 2.
4
gluteal muscle: 1.
5
liver: 2.
6
subphrenic area: 1.
7
liver: 1.
8
liver: 2; brain+lung: 1; retroperitoneal cavity: 1; subphrenic area: 1.