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Infected Ovarian Cyst in a Homozygous Beta-Thalassemic Patient
Sukcharoen N 
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Treratanachat S
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Treratanachat S An infected ovarian cyst in a thalassemic patient is rarely reported. We describe the case
of a 22-year old woman with splenectomized homozygous beta-thalassemia who developed high
fever and was diagnosed as having an infected ovarian cyst. The mechanisms which B-thalassemia
might predispose to infection and considered to be immunocompromized are discussed. She was
given an intravenous antibiotic regimen and the infected ovarian cyst was removed. The difficulties
in the diagnosis of an infected ovarian cyst is because of its rarity and the paucity of information
on it in the literature. Therefore, the triad of ovarian cyst, immunocompromized host, and signs of
infection with failure to identify any other source of infection should raise the suspicion of an
infected ovarian cyst.
Key word : Infected Ovarian Cyst, Beta-Thalassemia
of a 22-year old woman with splenectomized homozygous beta-thalassemia who developed high
fever and was diagnosed as having an infected ovarian cyst. The mechanisms which B-thalassemia
might predispose to infection and considered to be immunocompromized are discussed. She was
given an intravenous antibiotic regimen and the infected ovarian cyst was removed. The difficulties
in the diagnosis of an infected ovarian cyst is because of its rarity and the paucity of information
on it in the literature. Therefore, the triad of ovarian cyst, immunocompromized host, and signs of
infection with failure to identify any other source of infection should raise the suspicion of an
infected ovarian cyst.
Key word : Infected Ovarian Cyst, Beta-Thalassemia
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