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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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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 |
author_facet | 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/) |
spellingShingle | Articles Arshad, Muhammad Fahad Javed, Nasir Karim, Syed Monawer Ahmad, Ehtasham Abid, Noor Ul Ain Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction |
title | Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction |
title_full | Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction |
title_fullStr | Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction |
title_full_unstemmed | Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction |
title_short | Atraumatic Splenic Rupture after Myocardial Infarction |
title_sort | atraumatic splenic rupture after myocardial infarction |
topic | Articles |
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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