SPLEEN RUPTURE IN A PATIENT WITH DENGUE FEVER

Citation
P. Imbert et al., SPLEEN RUPTURE IN A PATIENT WITH DENGUE FEVER, Tropical medicine and parasitology, 44(4), 1993, pp. 327-328
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology,"Tropical Medicine
ISSN journal
01772392
Volume
44
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
327 - 328
Database
ISI
SICI code
0177-2392(1993)44:4<327:SRIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A case of rupture of the spleen is described secondary to dengue 1 fev er in an adult patient. This exceptional complication occurred during an outbreak of dengue in French Polynesia. After failure of conservati ve management, splenectomy was performed. Examination of the surgical specimen confirmed softening and enlargement of the organ with the for mation of a subcapsular hematoma.