SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF THE SPLEEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

Authors
WINSLET MC WEBBERLEY MJ MELIKIAN V DONOVAN IA
Citation
Mc. Winslet et al., SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF THE SPLEEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA, Postgraduate medical journal, 69(815), 1993, pp. 744-746
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Postgraduate medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00325473
Volume
69
Issue
815
Year of publication
1993
Pages
744 - 746
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-5473(1993)69:815<744:SROTSI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is rare and has not been previously reported in association with idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura. Its rarity makes familiarity with its presentation difficult and may resu lt in a potentially fatal delay in diagnosis and treatment.