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Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction

Atraumatic splenic rupture is a rare but potentially life-threatening event. It mostly happens when the spleen is already diseased; however, sometimes it can be drug induced in a previously normal spleen. Although anticoagulation has been attributed to spontaneous splenic rupture quite frequently, t...

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Autores principales: Arshad, Muhammad Fahad, Javed, Nasir, Karim, Syed Monawer, Ahmad, Ehtasham, Abid, Noor Ul Ain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30756025
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2018_000827
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author Arshad, Muhammad Fahad
Javed, Nasir
Karim, Syed Monawer
Ahmad, Ehtasham
Abid, Noor Ul Ain
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description Atraumatic splenic rupture is a rare but potentially life-threatening event. It mostly happens when the spleen is already diseased; however, sometimes it can be drug induced in a previously normal spleen. Although anticoagulation has been attributed to spontaneous splenic rupture quite frequently, the role of dual antiplatelet therapy is underestimated. We report a case of an 80-year-old woman who developed spontaneous splenic rupture 4 weeks after starting dual antiplatelet therapy. LEARNING POINTS: Atraumatic or spontaneous splenic rupture can be life threatening. Various drugs, including granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (GCSF) and anticoagulants, can result in atraumatic splenic rupture in a previously normal spleen. Dual antiplatelet therapy can also cause splenic rupture in a previously normal spleen. It can occur as early as a few weeks after initiation of treatment.
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spelling pubmed-63467572019-02-12 Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction Arshad, Muhammad Fahad Javed, Nasir Karim, Syed Monawer Ahmad, Ehtasham Abid, Noor Ul Ain Eur J Case Rep Intern Med Articles Atraumatic splenic rupture is a rare but potentially life-threatening event. It mostly happens when the spleen is already diseased; however, sometimes it can be drug induced in a previously normal spleen. Although anticoagulation has been attributed to spontaneous splenic rupture quite frequently, the role of dual antiplatelet therapy is underestimated. We report a case of an 80-year-old woman who developed spontaneous splenic rupture 4 weeks after starting dual antiplatelet therapy. LEARNING POINTS: Atraumatic or spontaneous splenic rupture can be life threatening. Various drugs, including granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (GCSF) and anticoagulants, can result in atraumatic splenic rupture in a previously normal spleen. Dual antiplatelet therapy can also cause splenic rupture in a previously normal spleen. It can occur as early as a few weeks after initiation of treatment. SMC Media Srl 2018-04-24 /pmc/articles/PMC6346757/ /pubmed/30756025 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2018_000827 Text en © EFIM 2018 This article is licensed under a Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6346757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30756025
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2018_000827
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