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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Veröffentlicht in:	JBR-BTR (Bruxelles) 2013-07, Vol.96 (4), p.234-235
Hauptverfasser:	Koebrugge, B, Geertsema, D, de Jong, M, Jager, G, Bosscha, K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Female Humans infectious Infectious Mononucleosis - complications Mononucleosis Rupture, Spontaneous Splenectomy Splenic Rupture - etiology Splenic Rupture - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	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 1780-2393 1780-2393 2514-8281
DOI:	10.5334/jbr-btr.298