A Tuboovarian Abscess Associated with a Ruptured Spleen

Case Rep Emerg Med. 2016:2016:8796281. doi: 10.1155/2016/8796281. Epub 2016 Jan 24.

Abstract

We report the first case of a tuboovarian abscess complicated by a ruptured spleen. Our patient was a 27-year-old female with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of urinary symptoms and diarrhea. After being diagnosed with a tuboovarian abscess (TOA), she received antibiotics and was admitted to the gynecology service. Shortly thereafter she developed hemorrhagic shock, necessitating a splenectomy and salpingooophorectomy from a ruptured spleen.