title: A rare presentation of splenic rupture.
abstract: Traumatic rupture of the spleen is a well known problem, complicating many types of abdominal injury. In contrast, a spontaneous rupture is a rare occurrence, mainly associated with a large spleen resulting from infections, the most common in this country being infectious mononucleosis. It is also a rare complication of leukaemias and lymphomas and the case presented here demonstrates a peculiar diagnostic problem.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
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