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Complicated malaria and a covert ruptured spleen: a case report
Spontaneous splenic rupture in complicated malaria is an uncommon cause of hemoperitoneum in the tropics. The exact incidence of splenic rupture is unknown, largely due to under-reporting, but has been estimated at ∼2%. Its pathophysiology is linked to the formation of a subcapsular hematoma. Upon r...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229653/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25395608 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju122 |