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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in an Ill Returned Traveller [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020
Spontaneous splenic rupture is a known, but rare and possibly fatal, complication of different infectious diseases. We present a case of a 38-year-old male patient who presented with fever, icterus and spontaneous splenic rupture after a visit to Vietnam
David FGJ Wolthuis, Ron W Bosboom, Robert-Jan Hassing   +2 more
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Spontaneous splenic rupture: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
Spontaneous splenic rupture in children is a rare condition with limited documented cases in the medical literature. It can occur in both enlarged and normal-sized spleens.
Xinxing Liu, Tingliang Fu, Donghua Li, Lei Geng, Shuai Sun   +4 more
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Splenic Rupture in a COVID-19 Patient – A Case Report [PDF]

International Journal of Medical Students, 2021
Background: It is well known that the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes coagulation changes, requiring frequent monitoring for potential sequelae such as myocardial infarction and stroke.
Anna C. Crowley, Raul R. Magadia, Arianna B. Lanpher   +2 more
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Yellow Fever Vaccine–Associated Viscerotropic Disease: A Unique Case of Atraumatic Splenic Rupture [PDF]

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Atraumatic splenic rupture is an uncommon, life-threatening abdominal emergency involving the rupture of the spleen in the absence of obvious trauma. This case report provides a summary of a 48-year-old male who presented to the Emergency Department of ...
Eadbert Nortey, Edmund M. Bediako, Geraldine K. Mould, Abigail Mills-Annoh, Kwame Ekremet, Priscilla Kyei-Baffour, Ama Ekem, Jemima C. A. Clarke, Eugene F. E. K. Apaloo, Susan Quartey-Papafio   +9 more
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Splenic rupture or infarction associated with Epstein-Barr virus infectious mononucleosis: a systematic literature review

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2023
BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), also known as human herpesvirus 4, is one of the most common pathogenic viruses in humans. EBV mononucleosis always involves the spleen and as such it predisposes to splenic rupture, often without a trauma, and ...
Johannes M. A. Toti, Beatrice Gatti, Isabella Hunjan, Lisa Kottanattu, Pietro B. Faré, Samuele Renzi, Mario G. Bianchetti, Gregorio P. Milani, Sebastiano A. G. Lava, Pietro Camozzi   +9 more
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Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen in Acute Pancreatitis: A Rare Case [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is a rare disorder and has been reported to occur due to Haematological, neoplastic and infectious diseases involving the spleen.
SHARVARI SHASHIKANT GULVE, PRATAP SINGH H PARIHAR, RUTUJA PRATAP SINGH PARIHAR   +2 more
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Splenic rupture in an extremely low birthweight infant

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Splenic rupture is a rare event in preterm and term infants. Symptoms of splenic rupture include acute blood loss, abdominal distention, and hypotension. We present the case of a 24 4/7 weeks gestation male infant born in the setting of preterm premature
Jennifer Hammond, Jennifer DeFazio, Vincent Duron, Aaron Wallman-Stokes   +3 more
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Spontaneous splenic rupture: case report and review of literature

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
Splenic rupture is a potentially life-threatening condition, often associated with chest or abdominal trauma. Spontaneous rupture is very rare and is usually reported as being secondary to underlying pathological conditions.
Tariq Ahbala, Khalid Rabbani, Abdelouahed Louzi, Benasser Finech   +3 more
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Non-traumatic splenic rupture and pancreatic pseudocyst as a complication of pancreatitis: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Nontraumatic splenic rupture is a rare pancreatitis complication. We present a 61-year-old chronic alcoholic male with acute on chronic pancreatitis, which progressed to pseudocyst, splenic vein thrombosis, splenic rupture, and eventually hemoperitoneum.
Prakash Dhakal, MD, Suraj Sharma, MD, Devraj Kandel, MBBS, Sajiva Aryal, MBBS, Seema Bhandari, MD   +4 more
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A rare case report of acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to splenic artery pseudoaneurysm

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021
Splenic artery aneurysm and splenic artery pseudoaneurysm are rare vascular pathologies. The splenic artery represents the third most common site for intra-abdominal aneurysms.
Nguyen Dinh Luan, Nguyen Minh Duc, Nguyen Hong Son, Tran Minh Hien, Le Anh Huy, Nguyen Tan Tai, Bui Tran Kinh, Hoang Minh Loi   +7 more
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