Research Article
Splenic Abscess: An Uncommon Entity with Potentially Life-Threatening Evolution
Table 3
Comparison of epidemiology and symptomatology among five studies.
| | Variable | Nelken et al. [10] | Ooi and Leong [9] | Chiang et al. [11] | Liu et al. [7] | Present study |
| | Duration of study | 1977–1986 | 1987–1995 | 1990–2001 | 2000–2011 | 2012–2016 | | Number of cases | 189 | 287 | 29 | 28 | 16 | | Male : female | 125 : 64 | 163 : 80 | 18 : 11 | 13 : 15 | 8 : 8 | | Age, mean (years) | Not available | 41.4 | 44 | 46.5 | 49.9 | | Age range | 6 mo–82 y | 6 mo–92 y | 4 y–85 y | 4 mo–85 y | 1d–52 y | | Clinical presentations | | | | | | | Fever (n, %) | 131/156 (84) | 246/271 (90.8) | 26/29 (89.7) | 20/28 (71.4) | 11/16 (68.7) | | Left upper quadrant pain (n, %) | 61/156 (39) | 126/253 (49.8) | 9/29 (31.0) | 4/28 (14.3) | 6/16 (37.5) | | Splenomegaly (n, %) | 62/156 (40) | 79/257 (30.7) | 5/29 (17.2) | 9/28 (32.1) | 4/16 (25.0) | | Left-sided pleural effusion (n, %) | Not available | 57/256 (22.3) | 3/29 (10.3) | 9/28 (32.1) | 8/16 (50.0) |
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