Mc. Winslet et al., SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF THE SPLEEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA, Postgraduate medical journal, 69(815), 1993, pp. 744-746
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.