title: Ruptured splenic abscess secondary to infectious mononucleosis.
abstract: A 24-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis presented with fever and left upper quadrant pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a splenic abscess that at laparotomy was found to have ruptured. This case illustrates a rare cause of splenic abscess and a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, North Carolina.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: O'Dell
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology