Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in an Ill Returned Traveller

Spontaneous splenic rupture is a known, but rare and possibly fatal, complication of different infectious diseases. We present a case of a 38-year-old male patient who presented with fever, icterus and spontaneous splenic rupture after a visit to Vietnam and discuss the differential diagnosis of spl...

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Autores principales: Wolthuis, David FGJ, Bosboom, Ron W, Hassing, Robert-Jan
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SMC Media Srl 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7727630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33312999
http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_001891
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author Wolthuis, David FGJ
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description Spontaneous splenic rupture is a known, but rare and possibly fatal, complication of different infectious diseases. We present a case of a 38-year-old male patient who presented with fever, icterus and spontaneous splenic rupture after a visit to Vietnam and discuss the differential diagnosis of splenic rupture in ill returned travellers. LEARNING POINTS: Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare complication of several tropical diseases, including Salmonella infection. Atypical presentations of Salmonella infection should always be considered in febrile ill returned travellers.
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spelling pubmed-77276302020-12-11 Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in an Ill Returned Traveller Wolthuis, David FGJ Bosboom, Ron W Hassing, Robert-Jan Eur J Case Rep Intern Med Articles Spontaneous splenic rupture is a known, but rare and possibly fatal, complication of different infectious diseases. We present a case of a 38-year-old male patient who presented with fever, icterus and spontaneous splenic rupture after a visit to Vietnam and discuss the differential diagnosis of splenic rupture in ill returned travellers. LEARNING POINTS: Spontaneous splenic rupture is a rare complication of several tropical diseases, including Salmonella infection. Atypical presentations of Salmonella infection should always be considered in febrile ill returned travellers. SMC Media Srl 2020-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7727630/ /pubmed/33312999 http://dx.doi.org/10.12890/2020_001891 Text en © EFIM 2020 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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