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Splenic Rupture
New findings in splenic rupture described from Newham University
January 20th, 2009
"Splenic rupture following infectious mononucleosis is rare. The case history is presented of a man who presented with sudden onset pleuritic left chest pain," scientists in London, the United Kingdom report. "An ultrasound scan of the abdomen showed an enlarged spleen with an abnormal echo pattern and a CT scan of the abdomen showed severe splenic rupture. The patient remembered that he had been unwell 2 weeks earlier with flulike symptoms and enlarged cervical lymph nodes. Serological examination was positive for Ebstein-Barr virus, confirming the diagnosis of splenic rupture following splenomegaly due to infectious mononucleosis," wrote M. Shah and colleagues, Newham...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-20)
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