Spontaneous rupture of the spleen - a rare case.

Splenic Spontaneous Rupture Associated with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Report of a Case and Literature Review

The non-traumatic or Spleen Spontaneous Rupture (SSR) is a very rare and potentially fatal disease entity [1,2]. Delay diagnostic, therapeutic and the severity of the terrain increases mortality of this pathologie it occurs on a spleen disease (tumor) or a healthy rate (during mononucleosis), and it is an indication for emergency splenectomy [3,4]. We report the case of a woman followed for acu...

A Case of Spontaneous Rupture of Enlarged Spleen

. Spontaneous rupture of enlarged spleen Is rather rare. Waddell, in Lyon's Medical nrispritdence for India (6th Edition, 1918) las given a description of three illustrative cases and also mentions that two more cases were Polished in the Indian Mcdical Gazette 01 yU4. Therefore, a brief description of the ollowing case which recently occurred in tos asylum may be of interest. M., Hindu, male, ...

Spontaneous Rupture of Splenic Hemangioma in a Neonate

Spleen vascular tumors such as hemangiomas, albeit rare, can present during neonatal period with unexplained circulatory shock. We present a case of a newborn with refractory hypovolemic shock and acute abdomen that underwent emergency splenectomy due to spontaneous rupture of a splenic hemangioma.

Case report: spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to dengue fever.

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen has been described in cases of hematologic, neoplasic and infectious diseases, or resulting from pancreatitis. We report a rare case of spontaneous splenic rupture, and favorable evolution after splenectomy, in a patient with dengue fever, which occurred during the last outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil.

Spontaneous rupture of a spleen: a case report.

Spontaneous or idiopathic splenic rupture is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain and hemoperitoneum and its incidence is 1% of all cases of splenic rupture. The etiology of spontaneous splenic rupture can be idiopathic or it may occur as a complication of an infectious, neoplastic or hematologic disease. Splenic rupture presents with pain in the left upper quadrant with shock and features of p...

Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen in P.Vivax: A Rare Case Entity