Spontaneous rupture of spleen.

Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen.

Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen is uncommon even in highly endemic areas of malaria. We report an eight year old girl who presented with spontaneous splenic rupture following malaria. She recovered with conservative management.

Case of Spontaneous Rupture of the Spleen

from the well; here, on reaching the threshold, she sat down, and again complained of a feeling of giddiness, and immediately lay down. On her husband being called, and trying to raise her, she once more lay down, and within five or six minutes after died. A court of inquest was convened to enquire into the cause of this woman's death. I made a post-mortem examination about sixteen hours after ...

Post hysterectomy spontaneous rupture of spleen.

Spontaneous rupture of spleen is a rare entity in the world of obstetrics and gynaecology. The obstetricians-gynaecologist has to confront with ruptured spleen sometimes in their practice. Ruptured spleen is not uncommon in trauma and some surgical procedures in upper abdomen. Splenic rupture after hysterectomy is exceedingly rare occurrence. However it should be considered as part of diagnosti...

Spontaneous Rupture of Malarial Spleen: Report of Two Cases

Malaria is endemic in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world, including Saudi Arabia. The infection has serious consequences in those residing in non endemic regions on travelling to endemic areas, due to lack of immunity to the parasite. In this report, we describe the clinical course of two patients who travelled to a malaria endemic area. Both contracted the infection and present...

Spontaneous rupture of an epithelial cyst of the spleen.