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Spontaneous splenic rupture mimicking pneumonia: a case report

A 74-year-old gentleman presented with a history of left-sided pleuritic chest and upper abdominal pain. Examination and chest x-ray findings were suggestive of pneumonia. An abdominal ultrasound was suggestive of spontaneous splenic rupture. An abdominal computed tomography scan showed a splenic la...

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Autores principales: MacKenzie, Karen A, Soiza, Roy L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2475515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18627615
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-35