Case report: spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to dengue fever



Document title: Case report: spontaneous rupture of the spleen due to dengue fever
Journal: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000290771
ISSN: 1413-8670
Authors: 1
2
2
Institutions: 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Unimed Recife Hospital, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
Year:
Season: Dic
Volumen: 7
Number: 6
Pages: 423-425
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Reporte técnico
Approach: Caso clínico, descriptivo
English abstract Spontaneous rupture of the spleen has been described in cases of hematologic, neoplasic and infectious diseases, or resulting from pancreatitis. We report a rare case of spontaneous splenic rupture, and favorable evolution after splenectomy, in a patient with dengue fever, which occurred during the last outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil
Disciplines: Medicina,
Biología
Keyword: Cirugía,
Gastroenterología,
Virus,
Bazo,
Ruptura,
Dengue
Keyword: Medicine,
Biology,
Gastroenterology,
Surgery,
Virus,
Spleen,
Rupture,
Dengue
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