[Spontaneous rupture of the spleen in infectious mononucleosis].

Infectious mononucleosis complicated by spontaneous rupture of the spleen and central nervous system involvement.

Rupture of the spleen in infectious mononucleosis.

By MAJOR E. B. SMITH, M.C., AND LT. COL. R. P. CUSTER, MC. I NFECTIOUS mononucleosis is properly regarded as a benign disease. When death occurs it can be ascribed to a complication rather than to the disease itself. Pneumonia, edema of the glottis, and hemorrhage from a deep tonsillar ulceration were terminal conditions in a few cases of which we have personal knowledge. Rupture of the spleen ...

Spontaneous splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis: a review.

Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis (IM) occurring in 0.1-0.5 percent of patients with proven IM [1]. Although splenectomy has been advocated as the definitive therapy in the past, numerous recent reports have documented favorable outcomes with non-operative management. A review of the literature suggests that non-operative management can be succ...

Spontaneous Rupture of the Spleen in Infectious Mononucleosis Presenting in the Casualty Department.

RUPTURE of the spleen following mild or no obvious trauma is a well known entity in malarial areas. Spontaneous rupture of the spleen affected by infectious mononucleosis is a rare event. The first case was described in 1922 by Friesleben, but the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis in this case is difficult to establish. In 1946 Smith and Custer reviewed seven cases which they found in the U...

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...