Candidal Splenic Abscesses Complicating Acute Leukemia of Childhood Treated by Splenectomy

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Abstract
Two patients with acute leukemia were found to have candidal splenic abscesses. Both patients were in remission and had normal granulocyte counts at the time the abscesses became evident. Both patients were treated with splenectomy and antifungal therapy with a definite response. The incidence and treatment of fungal splenic abscesses in leukemic patients is discussed with emphasis on the role of splenectomy.