Results 41 to 50 of about 656,124 (250)
Splenic infarction during acute falciparum malaria: A case report
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Splenomegaly is common in malaria, but splenic infarction is a rare complication of malaria. We report a case of a patient with Plasmodium falciparum infection who developed abdominal pain, reappearance of fever, elevated D-dimer during treatment, and ...
Youguang Lu +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Polycythemia vera presenting with pulmonary embolism and splenic infarction: a case report
Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 Pulmonary embolism and splenic infarction are rare in patients with polycythemia vera. We herein describe a man in his early 60s whose main symptoms were chest tightness, cough, and sputum expectoration.
Ping‐Hung Huang, Yuhong Li
semanticscholar +1 more source
Splenic infarction in sickle cell trait: A comprehensive systematic review of case studies
eJHaem, 2021 Sickle cell trait (SCT), a commonly asymptomatic condition, has many associated clinical complications that upon presentation, can be very difficult to attribute to SCT. The effects of SCT on the spleen, for example, are not completely understood, though
J. M. Jefferson +7 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Introduction Abiotrophia defectiva (A. defectiva) is a rare species leading to infective endocarditis (IE) with a poor prognosis. We describe a previously healthy patient with mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by A. defectiva.
Jiayu Li +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Splenic Infarct: A Rare Complication of Plasmodium Vivax [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Primary CareMalaria is associated with various complications, with splenic infarction being a rare occurrence. The exact number of splenic infarction cases remains unclear due to misdiagnosis or underreporting.
Dania Faisal +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Splenic infarction associated with Salmonella typhi infection: A rare case report [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2023 We described a rare case of a splenic infarction associated with typhoid fever in a 26-year-old Bangladeshi man who returned from a vacation 10 days ago from his home country and presented to the emergency department with fever followed by left ...
Fahmi Yousef Khan, Sondos Khalil Khalil
doaj +1 more source
Splenic infarction and spontaneous rectus sheath hematomas in COVID-19 patient
Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Multiple studies and reports have suggested that coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) promotes arterial and venous thrombotic events in multiple organ systems, although the mechanism leading to a hypercoagulable state is still unknown.
Jennifer J. Dennison +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Case Report: Splenic Infarction in Infectious Mononucleosis due to Epstein-Barr Virus Infection.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021 Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is the most common cause of infectious mononucleosis (IM) and IM is a clinical syndrome typically characterized by fever, pharyngitis, and cervical lymph node enlargement.
H. Nishioka, Katsuma Hayashi, H. Shimizu
semanticscholar +1 more source
IDCases, 2021 Introduction Multiple studies suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a pro-thrombotic state and thrombotic events have been recorded in several organs and systems.
G. R. A. Castro +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
The Spleen as an Extrapulmonary Target of COVID-19. [PDF]
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2021 The spleen has been recently reported as one of the unusual extrapulmonary organs that can be affected by COVID-19. Different splenic lesions were described in COVID-19 patients.
Wesam Hassan, Haidi Ramadan, Ghada Omran
doaj +1 more source