Splenic infarction is an extremely rare and unique presentation of brucellosis. Only few cases have been reported worldwide. We here report a case of a young man, presenting with acute onset of fever, left hypochondial pain, and vomiting. Further evaluation revealed multiple splenic infarcts and positive blood culture for brucellosis despite negative transesophageal echocardiography for endocar...

Introduction: Phosphine poisoning occurs infrequently. As of 1984, 94 cases had been reported in the world literature, with 28 deaths, but its frequency has increased recently. Cases aluminum phosphide were first India 1980. Before then by was unknown. These are mostly suicidal.Material and Method: A 40 year old male resident Phulwari Sharif, Patna, INDIA consumed 3 tablets Aluminum phosphide. ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease, which affects a wide variety of organs including the spleen. Splenic involvement in SLE includes conditions such as splenomegaly, hyposplenism, infarction, and spontaneous rupture. However, only a few cases of splenic calcifications in patients with SLE have been reported. Herein, we present a case of a 24-year-old female...

wandering spleen is an uncommon entity in adults and has been described only rarely with sigmoid volvulus, that rarely affects children and adolescents. it is usually described in adults.wandering spleen characterized by the abnormal location of the spleen, caused by incomplete fusion of the four primary splenic ligaments, allowing the spleen to be mobile within the abdomen.the wandering spleen...

Plasmodium vivax malaria is usually seen in our country. Plasmodium falciparum malaria is also detected in the patients who have travelled abroad. A 33 year old male patient applied to our hospital for control. One month ago our patient had travelled to Angola where P. falciparum malaria is endemic. He had been diagnosed with malaria in Iran and successfully treated with quinine, doxycycline, a...

CONTEXT Anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas is a rare variant of ductal adenocarcinoma. The histogenesis and biologic behavior of these tumors are still controversial. They occur in elderly men and are associated with a very poor prognosis. CASE REPORT We report a case of advanced anaplastic carcinoma in a 41-year-old man who presented with splenic infarction. He had a prolonged survival of ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common clinical problem and may be complicated with events of thromboembolism, especially in patients with valvular heart disease. Splenic infarction is a rare manifestation of the reported cases. The symptoms may vary from asymptomatic to severe peritonitis, though early diagnosis may lessen the probability of severe complications and lead to a good prognosis. We repor...

A 43-year-old diabetic woman on peritoneal dialysis, developed left upper abdominal pain and culture-negative cloudy peritoneal dialysate. The dialysate had WBC counts of 1,532/µL with 90% polymorphonuclear cells. The patient did not respond well to anti-bacterial therapy. Abdominal CT scan revealed diffuse atherosclerosis in the abdominal vessels and wedge-shaped splenic infarction. Anticoagul...

We report a 38-year-old mestizo man with the sudden onset of left upper abdominal pain while climbing Mt. Fuji, which is the highest mountain in Japan. Enhanced computed tomography showed splenic infarction. Although his peripheral blood smear was normal, a hemoglobin S level of 40% established the diagnosis of sickle cell trait (SCT). This trait is common worldwide, but is not well recognized ...