A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen in Children: Ruptured Splenic Abscess Developed

Brucellosis, which can be complicated by the involvement of various or-gans or systems of the body, is becoming more common in developing countries. Splenic abscess is one of the rare complications of brucellosis. This article presents the case of a 12-year-old patient who presented with an acute abdomen caused by a splenic abscess that developed during brucellosis treatment and ruptured spontaneously. The patient, who un-derwent emergency surgery, was found to have a large splenic abscess that had ruptured into the peritoneal cavity. He underwent drainage of the abdominal cavity and splenic abscess, followed by cavity unroofing. He tested positive in the Brucella Rose Bengal and Coombs tests. Given that the patient developed a splenic abscess due to brucellosis during treatment, had a spontaneous rupture, presented with an acute abdo-men, and was in the pediatric age group, we believe that this case pres-entation can contribute to the literature.