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Spontaneous splenic rupture: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgerySpontaneous 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.
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Acute abdomen due to spontaneous splenic rupture as the first presentation of lung malignancy: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Spontaneous splenic rupture is well recognized in the context of hematological malignancies (lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative disorders); a few case reports have also linked solid tumors, such as pancreatic and liver cancer, with ...
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Unusual case of pancreatic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor associated with spontaneous splenic rupture [PDF]
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2010 Background Spontaneous splenic rupture considered a relatively rare but life threatening. The three commonest causes of spontaneous splenic rupture are malignant hematological diseases, viral infections and local inflammatory and neoplastic disorders. We
Hassan Fadi K +3 more
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Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2018 Atraumatic splenic rupture is a rare but potentially life-threatening event. It mostly happens when the spleen is already diseased; however, sometimes it can be drug induced in a previously normal spleen.
Muhammad Fahad Arshad +4 more
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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 +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 +2 more
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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture [PDF]
Military Medicine, 2004 Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare entity. It is usually associated with infectious, neoplastic, or hematologic diseases. Unlike traumatic splenic rupture, spontaneous rupture of the spleen is not often considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain and can be easily confused with other abdominal pathology.
Timothy, Laseter, Tamara, McReynolds
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Splenic Rupture in a COVID-19 Patient – A Case Report
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 +2 more
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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in an Ill Returned Traveller
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 +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 +3 more
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