Complicated malaria and a covert ruptured spleen: a case report
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Complicated malaria and a covert ruptured spleen: a case report
Spontaneous splenic rupture in complicated malaria is an uncommon cause of hemoperitoneum in the tropics. The exact incidence of splenic rupture is unknown, largely due to under-reporting, but has been estimated at ∼2%. Its pathophysiology is linked to the formation of a subcapsular hematoma. Upon rupture, patients present with features of shock and peritonitis and in most cases (95%), computed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rju122