[Spontaneous splenic rupture associated with facial erysipelas].
Spontaneous rupture of the spleen is rare Although over 100 cases have been reported, only a few were of true spontaneous rupture. Most cases were associated with diseases which directly involved the spleen. We report a 53-year-old woman with facial erysipelas and true spontaneous rupture of the spleen.
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Dept. of Surgery, Hadassah-University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem.
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Udassin
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D004886:Erysipelas / Q000150:complications*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000150:complications*