DELAYED SPLENIC RUPTURE IN A DRUG-ADDICT

Authors
ALBU E PARIKH V ABUGAIDA AM GERST PH
Citation
E. Albu et al., DELAYED SPLENIC RUPTURE IN A DRUG-ADDICT, Annals of emergency medicine, 22(5), 1993, pp. 861-862
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Annals of emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01960644
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
861 - 862
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-0644(1993)22:5<861:DSRIAD>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We present the case of a drug addict who was admitted with abdominal p ain but gave no history of trauma. He subsequently left the hospital a gainst medical advice, only to be readmitted a few days later with per sistent abdominal pain. He was found to have splenic rupture. This cas e emphasizes the importance of ruling out intra-abdominal trauma in an y drug addict presenting with acute abdomen.