Aseptic Abscess: A Report of Two Cases

M. Isik; M. Çalgüneri; İ. Doğan; Y. Yeşilkaya; A. Shourbagi

doi:10.1177/1721727X1201000119

European Journal of Inflammation (Jan 2012)

Aseptic Abscess: A Report of Two Cases

M. Isik,
M. Çalgüneri,
İ. Doğan,
Y. Yeşilkaya,
A. Shourbagi

Affiliations

M. Isik: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
M. Çalgüneri: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
İ. Doğan: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Y. Yeşilkaya: Department Radiology, Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
A. Shourbagi: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1201000119
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

Abstract

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An aseptic abscess (AA) is an auto-inflammatory disorder characterized by necrotic lymph nodes and internal organ abscesses, most frequently located in the spleen. Described herein are two cases of aseptic abscesses; one in a patient with Behçet's disease and the other in a patient with mesenteric panniculitis.

Published in European Journal of Inflammation

ISSN: 1721-727X (Print); 2058-7392 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
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