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Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Atypical Pneumonia From Mycoplasma Infection
Splenic rupture is a potentially life-threatening condition, often associated with chest or abdominal trauma. Atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) is quite rare. When reported, it is usually attributed to underlying pathological conditions such as malignant neoplastic disorders, viral infections, or inf...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405379/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513376 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16753 |
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author | Nasra, Karim Raole, Deep Kiros, Neud M Loomis, Alexander Rinker, Eric |
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description | Splenic rupture is a potentially life-threatening condition, often associated with chest or abdominal trauma. Atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) is quite rare. When reported, it is usually attributed to underlying pathological conditions such as malignant neoplastic disorders, viral infections, or inflammatory processes. Here, we report a case of ASR in a patient that was attributed to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. This was supported by the diagnosis of atypical pneumonia secondary to M. pneumoniae, presence of multiple pseudoaneurysms in the spleen, and presence of cold agglutinins indicating an inflammatory state likely due to systemic vasculitis. Additionally, the lack of recent trauma further corroborated the mycoplasma infection as the driving force behind the splenic rupture. |
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spelling | pubmed-84053792021-09-09 Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Atypical Pneumonia From Mycoplasma Infection Nasra, Karim Raole, Deep Kiros, Neud M Loomis, Alexander Rinker, Eric Cureus Radiology Splenic rupture is a potentially life-threatening condition, often associated with chest or abdominal trauma. Atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) is quite rare. When reported, it is usually attributed to underlying pathological conditions such as malignant neoplastic disorders, viral infections, or inflammatory processes. Here, we report a case of ASR in a patient that was attributed to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. This was supported by the diagnosis of atypical pneumonia secondary to M. pneumoniae, presence of multiple pseudoaneurysms in the spleen, and presence of cold agglutinins indicating an inflammatory state likely due to systemic vasculitis. Additionally, the lack of recent trauma further corroborated the mycoplasma infection as the driving force behind the splenic rupture. Cureus 2021-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8405379/ /pubmed/34513376 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16753 Text en Copyright © 2021, Nasra et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Radiology Nasra, Karim Raole, Deep Kiros, Neud M Loomis, Alexander Rinker, Eric Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Atypical Pneumonia From Mycoplasma Infection |
title | Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Atypical Pneumonia From Mycoplasma Infection |
title_full | Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Atypical Pneumonia From Mycoplasma Infection |
title_fullStr | Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Atypical Pneumonia From Mycoplasma Infection |
title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Atypical Pneumonia From Mycoplasma Infection |
title_short | Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in Atypical Pneumonia From Mycoplasma Infection |
title_sort | spontaneous splenic rupture in atypical pneumonia from mycoplasma infection |
topic | Radiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405379/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513376 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16753 |
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