Spontaneous splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis

Background: Two cases are presented: A 16-year-old female (patient A), presented at the emergency department with a continuously stabbing abdominal pain in the upper left abdomen. Since 1 month, she suffered from a sore throat, fatigue and weight loss. Physical examination revealed a sick girl with...

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Published inJBR-BTR : organe de la Societe royale belge de radiologie (SRBR) = orgaan van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Radiologie (KBVR) Vol. 96; no. 4; pp. 234 - 235
Main Authors Koebrugge, B, Geertsema, D, de Jong, M, Jager, G, Bosscha, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belgium Ubiquity Press 01.07.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
infectious
Infectious Mononucleosis - complications
Mononucleosis
Rupture, Spontaneous
Splenectomy
Splenic Rupture - etiology
Splenic Rupture - surgery
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Summary:Background: Two cases are presented: A 16-year-old female (patient A), presented at the emergency department with a continuously stabbing abdominal pain in the upper left abdomen. Since 1 month, she suffered from a sore throat, fatigue and weight loss. Physical examination revealed a sick girl with clear consciousness and no paleness. Her heart rate was 100 beats per minute (bpm) and blood pressure was 110/60 mmHg. Blood analysis showed a decreased hemoglobin level of 5.3 mmol/L.
ISSN:0302-7430
2514-8281
DOI:10.5334/jbr-btr.298