Spontaneous splenic rupture in typhoid fever.

Spontaneous splenic rupture: a unique presentation of Q fever.

CASE REPORT A 55-year-old female, from a rural area, following a four-day history of 'flu -like illness developed sudden onset severe epigastric pain radiating to her back and left shoulder. On admission to hospital she was hypotensive (blood pressure 80/60 mmHg) with a sinus tachycardia of 110/min. Abdominal examination was unremarkable. Haemoglobin was 10 g/dl, PCV 0-32, WCC 24-3 x 103/1, ser...

Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Melanoma

Spontaneous rupture of spleen due to malignant melanoma is a rare situation, with only a few case reports in the literature. This study reports a previously healthy, 30-year-old man who came with chief complaint of acute abdominal pain to emergency room. On physical examination, abdominal tenderness and guarding were detected to be coincident with hypotension. Ultrasonography revealed mild sple...

Spontaneous splenic rupture in pregnancy

Splenic rupture during pregnancy is a rare and can frequently be a misdiagnosed pathology. This rupture is associated with a high maternal and fetal mortality rate. A 26 years old Moroccan woman para II gravida II presented at the third stage of pregnancy with acute onset of severe abdominal pain. She developed immediately a hypovolemic shock. After both a physical and sonographical exam, it wa...

Spontaneous splenic rupture in Wegener's vasculitis.

Spontaneous splenic rupture in Plasmodium vivax malaria

Malaria can present with various clinical symptoms and complications. While a tertian malaria form that is especially prevalent in Korea is characterized by mild clinical progression, occasional splenic complications are known to occur. A 26-year-old Korean male soldier without prior medical history visited The Armed Forces Capital Hospital with left upper quadrant abdominal pain one day ago. H...