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Splenic rupture in community acquired pneumonia: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Splenic rupture is a rare but potentially lethal complication of community acquired pneumonia. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present an unusual case of haemorrhagic shock following splenic rupture requiring emergency splenectomy in a 49 year old female with community acquired pneumonia. DIS...

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Autores principales: Guy, Stephen, De Clercq, Stefaan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.054