Rupture of Spleen in Infectious Mononucleosis

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 rupture of the spleen in infectious mononucleosis].

Rupture of the spleen in infectious mononucleosis is a rare but potentially fatal complication. Once injured, the "pathologic" spleen may have limited reparative capabilities. In this situation, operative management seems to be the safer therapeutic approach.

Boxing injury: rupture of spleen in infectious mononucleosis.

Spontaneous splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis.

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare but life-threatening complication of infectious mononucleosis. Abdominal pain and tachycardia are unusual in uncomplicated infectious mononucleosis and should alert a doctor to the possibility of spontaneous splenic rupture.

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...